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YOU SHOULD NEVER ATTEMPT
ANY OF THE TECHNIQUES YOU SEE ON "GATOR BOYS."
HAND-CATCHING ALLIGATORS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
AND CAN BE DEADLY IF ATTEMPTED BY ANYBODY
OTHER THAN A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A WILD ALLIGATOR,
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL WILDLIFE AGENCY.
Jimmy: WE GOT A FAX ABOUT A GATOR AT THE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL.
THERE'S NOT A SOUL IN OUR VILLAGE BRAVE ENOUGH
TO GO DOWN THERE.
Paul: AS SOON AS I PUT THAT NOOSE ON HIM,
HE JUST BLEW UP AND WENT NUTS.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLING ]
Jimmy: AT ANY MOMENT, SOMETHING COULD GO WRONG.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M PAINTING.
YOU OUGHT TO SEE IF YOU CAN SELL THAT STUFF IN THE GIFT SHOP.
HERE?
YEAH.
I HAD THIS IDEA OF PUTTING MY PAINTINGS IN THE GIFT SHOP.
THAT WAS NOT YOUR IDEA, PAL.
YOU KNOW, IF TRE WANTS TO GO HEAD TO HEAD,
THAT IS FINE WITH ME.
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH A LITTLE BIT
OF HEALTHY COMPETITION.
Jimmy: AS SOON AS WE APPROACHED HIM,
THIS ALLIGATOR WAS TRYING TO BITE.
HE WAS SPINNING.
THIS ALLIGATOR WAS LIKE,
"YOU AIN'T TAKING ME DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT."
[ ALLIGATOR HISSES, GROWLS ]
Paul: MY NAME IS PAUL BEDARD.
I AM NOT CRAZY.
I DON'T HAVE A DEATH WISH.
I DON'T LIVE LIFE ON THE EDGE.
I'M JUST A REGULAR GUY WHO ENJOYS CATCHING ALLIGATORS.
Jimmy: MY NAME IS JIMMY RIFFLE.
I'VE BEEN WRESTLING ALLIGATORS SINCE I WAS 11 YEARS OLD.
ALLIGATORS ARE THE ULTIMATE PREDATOR.
OH!
THEY CAN FLATTEN YOUR HEAD, CRUSH YOUR SKULL,
BREAK YOUR NECK, AND RUIN YOUR DAY.
Paul: AND WE LIKE TO CATCH THEM WITH OUR BARE HANDS.
Jimmy: SOME PEOPLE DO THIS TO MAKE A LIVING.
WE DO IT BECAUSE ALLIGATORS ARE OUR LIFE.
Paul: WE ARE THE GATOR BOYS.
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I GOT A FAX FROM THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE COMMISSION
ABOUT AN ALLIGATOR HANGING OUT BEHIND THE HOUSE.
Jimmy: HEY, GUYS. HOW YOU DOING?
WE HAVE A GATOR.
I SEEN HIM ACROSS THE FENCE.
HE'S USUALLY, LIKE, IN THE CANAL.
HE DOESN'T BOTHER ANYBODY, BUT HE'S STARTING TO COME UP.
AND NOW HE'S GOT HIMSELF STUCK IN THE WOODS.
SO, YOU'VE BEEN SEEING HIM PRETTY REGULARLY, THOUGH?
YEAH.
YEAH.
SAY THEY GOT A GATOR THAT HANGS OUT
IN THIS FENCE AREA IN THE BACK HERE.
OKAY.
THEY'VE BEEN SEEING HIM PRETTY OFTEN.
HE'S TRAPPED IN THE FENCE AREA?
YEAH, HE SEEMS TO BE.
HOW BIG DO YOU THINK HE IS ROUGHLY?
BIG. MAYBE 10 FOOT.
OH, OKAY.
REALLY?
WHEN PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY HAVE AN 8-TO-10-FOOT ALLIGATOR
IN THEIR BACKYARD, IT'S TYPICALLY 5 TO 6 FEET.
I HAVE A BIG FAT CAT THAT IS IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM.
WE LET HER OUT DURING THE DAY,
AND SHE'S RIGHT THERE BY THAT FENCE.
SO, BIG -- SHE CAN'T MOVE.
THAT'D BE A SNACK.
YOU WANT TO SHOW US THIS ALLIGATOR?
ALL RIGHT, YEAH, LET'S SEE IT BEFORE HE WALKS AWAY.
Woman: WE USUALLY SEE A GATOR OUT HERE ONCE IN A WHILE.
AND THEY DON'T USUALLY BOTHER US,
AND WE DON'T BOTHER THEM, BUT THIS MORNING,
THIS ONE WAS BEHIND OUR WOODS AND OUR FENCE OVER THERE.
HE GOT HIMSELF CAUGHT.
PAUL. PAUL. HE'S RIGHT HERE. LOOK.
NO.
Jimmy: DUDE, COME HERE.
OH, YEAH.
THIS IS A BAD ALLIGATOR, TOO.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSES ]
WE DON'T NEED A ROPE, RIGHT?
NO, I JUST WANT TO PLAY WITH HIM.
ALL RIGHT. GO FOR IT.
Paul: THE GATOR HAD WALKED UP TO SUN HIMSELF, I GUESS,
WALKED IN THE WOODS A LITTLE BIT.
THERE'S A FENCE THERE. HE GOT BEHIND IT.
AND WHEN HE DECIDED TO COME BACK OUT,
HE PROBABLY WENT THE WRONG WAY,
AND EVENTUALLY, HE SLIPPED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT.
HI.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLING ]
JUST PASSING THROUGH.
Jimmy: HELLO, FRIEND.
HOPEFULLY HE'S NOT A JUMPER.
[ LAUGHS ]
OOH. NOT VERY HAPPY.
Jimmy: YOU KNOW, THIS ALLIGATOR WAS VERY ACTIVE.
FOR US APPROACHING HIM LIKE THIS,
HE WAS VERY AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS US.
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE GONNA DO TO HIM.
YOU KNOW, THIS ALLIGATOR DOESN'T REALIZE WE'RE THERE TO HELP.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
MAN, HE'S A FAST GATOR, MAN.
HE'S FAT, TOO.
WANT TO TRY TO PULL HIM UP?
HANG ON.
HANG ON. LET ME GET MY FOOTING.
YOU GOING THERE?
WHAT MADE IT DIFFICULT WAS
HE ACTUALLY FELL DOWN THIS LITTLE SLOPE,
AND THERE WERE VINES AND BRANCHES AND TREES
ALL OVERHANGING THIS AREA,
SO WE HAD TO GET DOWN IN THERE
AND WORK AROUND THIS ALLIGATOR
AND THEN GET HIM UP THAT LITTLE EMBANKMENT.
COME ON.
KEEP HIS HEAD UP.
[ Strained ] YEP, I'M TRYING.
TWO, THREE.
[ GRUNTS ]
GOT HIM?
Paul: HEY. LET ME GET IN HERE.
WHEN WE GOT HIM OUT,
HE STILL HAD A LOT OF FIGHT IN HIM.
HE WAS THROWING THAT TAIL AROUND.
HE WAS THROWING HIS HEAD AROUND.
HE DID NOT WANT US TOUCHING HIM.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
Paul: THIS GATOR'S SPINNING AND THRASHING
AND ROLLING AROUND.
IT'S A FEISTY LITTLE ALLIGATOR.
AS SOON AS YOU FRONTAL, I'M GOING IN.
MAN. HE'S A THICK ALLIGATOR.
HE'S A GOOD BOY. [ SMOOCHES ]
THAT WAS AWESOME.
YOU KNOW, OVERALL, THE CATCH WENT REAL GOOD.
WE GOT HIM OUT, AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE HIM TO HOLIDAY PARK.
YOU KNOW, THEY WERE MAKING A BIG DEAL ABOUT THIS GATOR.
IF IT CAUGHT THIS CAT, IT WOULD EAT IT.
YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO SEE THIS THING.
OH, MY GOD.
YEAH.
WOW.
NO OFFENSE.
SHE'S CUTE.
YEAH.
Jimmy: IT WAS A BEACH BALL WITH LEGS.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. THANKS.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. HAVE A GOOD ONE.
SEE YOU.
TAKE CARE OF THAT CAT.
THANKS A LOT.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
GATORS DON'T USUALLY CHASE DOWN CATS ON LAND,
BUT IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT HIM REAL EASY.
Jimmy: NO PROBLEM.
THAT CAT WAS GOING NOWHERE FAST.
DUDE, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN MY LIFE.
Paul: AFTER WE CATCH AN ALLIGATOR,
WE BRING HIM BACK TO EVERGLADES HOLIDAY PARK.
THAT'S OUR HOME BASE. THIS IS A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.
NO ONE GETS PAID FROM THE PARK TO WORK HERE.
THE MONEY WE RAISE DOING OUR ALLIGATOR-WRESTLING SHOWS
AT EVERGLADES HOLIDAY PARK IS WHAT WE USE TO FUND
THE RESCUE PROGRAM.
PAYS FOR THEIR FOOD, MEDICAL NEEDS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE GATORS THAT WE CATCH ARE HOUSED
AT EVERGLADES HOLIDAY PARK UNTIL WE FIND A ZOO,
A SANCTUARY, A PRESERVE TO DONATE THEM TO.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M PAINTING.
YOU KNOW, SCOTT AND TRE ARE DOING THE SHOWS,
AND KAYLA'S GOT EVERYTHING COVERED IN THE OFFICE.
I DECIDED TO JUST BRING IN SOME OF MY EASELS AND PAINT
AND DO SOME OF THE ALLIGATORS AND EVERGLADE SCENES AND STUFF.
THAT IS ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD.
BETTER THAN I COULD DO.
Ashley: I'VE ALWAYS LOVED ART, BUT PAINTING IS NEW FOR ME.
AND I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS TO SHOW THEM WHO I AM
BECAUSE THE GUYS, THEY DON'T TAKE ANYTHING SERIOUSLY.
YOU OUGHT TO SEE IF YOU CAN SELL THAT STUFF IN THE GIFT SHOP.
HERE?
YEAH.
I WILL. I'LL HAVE TO ASK HIM.
I'M GONNA GO CHECK IF WE HAVE ANY FAXES IN.
OKAY.
YOU KNOW, I'M HONESTLY SHOCKED
THAT PAUL AND JIMMY WERE SO ENCOURAGING.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY, YOU KNOW, WOULD RECEIVE IT WELL.
Jimmy: WE GOT A FAX FROM FWC TO GO OUT TO THIS SMALL CHICKEN FARM.
HEY, GUYS. HOW'S IT GOING?
HEY, HEY. WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
I'VE GOT A BUNCH OF CHICKENS ON MY PROPERTY.
SLOWLY, THEY'VE BEEN DISAPPEARING,
AND THE OTHER DAY, I NOTICED A CROCODILE
IN THE LITTLE SWAMP BACK THERE.
ALLIGATOR?
YEAH, ALLIGATOR, CROC, YOU KNOW?
ALL THE SAME.
NO, THEY'RE NOT. BUT -- [ LAUGHS ]
IT'S PROBABLY AN ALLIGATOR.
Jimmy: HE SAID HE SAW AN ALLIGATOR LAYING THE SWAMP BACK HERE,
AND SO, HE FIGURES THAT'S WHERE THE CHICKENS ARE
ACTUALLY DISAPPEARING TO.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HIM?
I ACTUALLY SAW HIM THIS MORNING A FEW HOURS AGO,
BUT HE'S STILL SITTING THERE IN THE SUN.
YOU CAN SEE HIM FROM THE SHORE.
WOW.
Tre: THAT'S A NICE-SIZED GATOR.
HE HASN'T MOVED IN HOURS.
HE'S BEEN BAKING, DUDE. HIS BACK IS DRY.
YEAH.
Jimmy: IT WAS STILL SUNNING OVER IN THE CORNER OF THE PROPERTY,
WHICH TELLS ME THAT HE'S NOT AFRAID.
SO, YOU KNOW, THIS ALLIGATOR HAS A FREE SOURCE OF FOOD.
I MEAN, IF I WAS HIM, I'D BE HERE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. WELL, LET'S DO IT.
LET'S GO.
HEY, BIG BOY.
HOW YOU DOING?
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLS ]
HE'S NOT TOO HAPPY.
Jimmy: I DID NOTICE, WHEN THE ALLIGATOR CAME UP OUT OF THE BUSHES,
HE HAD A FIGHT IN HIM.
WELCOME BACK TO MISSISSIPPI, RIGHT?
Tre: YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]
Scott: WE'RE IN THE ALLIGATOR'S ENVIRONMENT.
SCOTT, TRY TO SPIN HIM THE OTHER WAY.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
Scott: HE SPINS ON A DIME.
HE CAN SLIDE ON TOP OF THE WATER.
I'M GONNA SPIN HIM TOWARDS YOU, TRE.
WE'RE IN THERE, TRYING TO MOVE OUR FEET AROUND.
IT ALMOST FELT LIKE QUICKSAND.
Jimmy: GET HIM BACK WHERE YOU ARE STANDING, SCOTT.
Scott: AND AS SOON AS I GRABBED HIM BY THE TAIL AND PULLED HIM OUT,
THIS ALLIGATOR'S READY TO GO.
Jimmy: GET IN FRONT OF HIM.
DON'T LET HIM LEAVE. DON'T LET HIM LEAVE.
Scott: THIS IS A DANGEROUS ALLIGATOR.
Jimmy: THIS ALLIGATOR, HE WANTS TO GET IT LOOSE.
HE WANTS TO GET AWAY FROM US.
Tre: WHILE HE'S ON TOP OF THAT MUD, HE CAN SPIN REALLY QUICK.
WE'RE TOP-HEAVY.
WE'RE SPLUNCHING OUR FEET DOWN IN THAT MUCK,
AND WE'RE GONNA GET STUCK.
OOH!
JIMMY WAS WORKING IT. SCOTT WAS WORKING IT.
I WAS WORKING IT.
ONE WRONG STEP,
IF YOUR FOOT GETS STUCK AND THAT GATOR SWINGS AROUND,
HE'S GONNA SLIDE RIGHT UP TO YOU,
AND HE COULD GRAB AHOLD OF YOUR LEG.
IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR LEG OUT IN TIME,
YOUR LEG'S TOAST.
TRE, MOVE IN AND SPIN HIM YOUR WAY, BUDDY.
SPIN HIM YOUR WAY.
GET THAT ACTION.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
Tre: JIMMY WAS WORKING IT.
SCOTT WAS WORKING IT. I WAS WORKING IT.
ONE WRONG STEP,
IF YOUR FOOT GETS STUCK AND THAT GATOR SWINGS AROUND,
HE'S GONNA SLIDE RIGHT UP TO YOU,
AND HE COULD GRAB AHOLD OF YOUR LEG.
IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR LEG OUT IN TIME,
YOUR LEG'S TOAST.
Jimmy: YOU KNOW, IT WAS REAL MUCKY AND VERY DANGEROUS.
WE WERE GETTING STUCK IN THE MUD.
THIS ALLIGATOR WAS VERY QUICK AND AGILE.
HE WAS SPINNING AND JUMPING.
YOU KNOW, THIS ALLIGATOR'S THE REAL DEAL.
Jimmy: WHEW!
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. I THINK WE'RE GONNA JUMP HIM.
ALL RIGHT, SCOTT. WHEN YOU'RE READY.
TRE, YOU GONNA FRONTAL HIM,
OR YOU WANT SCOTT JUST TO JUMP HIM?
Scott: TRE, FRONTAL HIM.
BE CAREFUL, SCOTT.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
GO, SCOTT. GO, GO, GO.
STAY ON HIM. STAY ON HIM.
LET HIS JAWS GO, TRE. YEP.
THIS GATOR WASN'T GONNA GIVE UP.
I MEAN, WHILE SCOTT WAS SITTING ON HIS BACK,
HE WAS STILL SPINNING, TRYING TO BITE PEOPLE.
WHOA.
Eddie: UNTIL THEY GOT HERE,
HE DIDN'T SEEM ALL THAT DANGEROUS
'CAUSE HE HAD JUST BEEN SITTING THERE FOR A FEW HOURS,
AND I THOUGHT, "IT'LL PROBABLY BE EASY
FOR THEM TO JUST PULL HIM OUT."
BUT THAT WASN'T THE CASE AT ALL.
ONCE THEY GOT HERE,
HE JUST LIT UP LIKE A FIRECRACKER.
Tre: HE DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE HE'S BEEN EATING A COUPLE CHICKENS.
OW! HURRY UP! THERE'S ANTS EVERYWHERE!
HURRY UP. HURRY UP.
[ GRUNTS ]
TRE! HURRY UP!
WE GOT ANTS.
Scott: YOU KNOW, OVERALL, THE CATCH WAS FUN,
BUT ONCE YOU JUMPED ON THE BACK OF THE ALLIGATOR
AND WERE HOLDING HIS JAWS,
YOU GET EATEN ALIVE BY LITTLE, TINY ANTS.
LOOK AT HIS HEAD.
YEAH, THERE'S ANTS ALL OVER HIM.
I GOT ANTS IN MY PANTS.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S HURRY UP.
LET'S GET HIM OUT OF HERE BEFORE ANTS START BITING US.
ALL THESE ANTS,
THEY WERE BASICALLY FLOATING RIGHT ON THE SURFACE.
SO, AS YOU JUMPED ON THAT GATOR,
ALL THE ANTS STARTED GOING AFTER YOU.
AND, MAN, THEY STARTED CLIMBING UP MY PANTS,
SO I HAD ANTS IN THE PANTS.
DO THEY MAKE YOU DO THE BOOGIE DANCE?
MAYBE.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
I COULD GO FOR A NICE BUBBLE BATH RIGHT NOW.
WHEW! EDDIE, YOU WANT TO CHECK HIM OUT?
YEAH. HE LOOKS AWESOME, GUYS. GOOD JOB.
HE DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE HE ATE A COUPLE OF YOUR CHICKENS.
I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED. I'VE BEEN MISSING A COUPLE.
HE'S A BIG GATOR.
WELL, IF HE'S GONNA GO, HE'S GONNA GO.
Jimmy: YOU KNOW, THIS ALLIGATOR'S OVER NINE FEET,
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S REAL GOOD THAT WE GOT HIM.
NO ONE GOT HURT.
HIS CHICKENS AREN'T GONNA BE EATEN NO MORE.
SO, I MEAN, IT'S GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT YOU GUYS.
ALL RIGHT, BUDDY. HAVE A GOOD ONE.
SEE YOU GUYS AROUND.
SO, YOU KNOW, I FIGURED WE'D JUST START WITH THESE THREE.
AND, I MEAN, I'M WORKING ON A COUPLE OTHERS.
Ashley: AFTER FINISHING A FEW PAINTINGS,
I TOOK PAUL'S ADVICE
ABOUT TRYING TO SELL THEM IN THE GIFT SHOP.
I'M PRETTY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW,
AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
HEY, GUYS.
HEY.
Scott: WHAT UP?
WOW.
YOU ACTUALLY TOOK MY ADVICE FOR SOMETHING.
I DID.
I'M IMPRESSED.
THANKS.
I LIKE THE COLORS ON THE BIRD.
YEAH?
AND IF THEY REALLY START SELLING, WE CAN, YOU KNOW,
EVENTUALLY MOVE THE T-SHIRTS
AND SET SOME UP ON EASELS BACK HERE
AND KIND OF MAKE, LIKE, THE HOLIDAY PARK GALLERY.
SO, YOU WANT TO SELL THESE AND MAKE MONEY?
WELL, YEAH, I MEAN,
THE CANVASES I WAS LOOKING AT ONLINE
WERE SELLING FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
Ashley: EVERYONE IS HAVING A REALLY POSITIVE RESPONSE TO MY WORK,
AND HONESTLY, THIS IS PRETTY EXCITING FOR ME.
GOOD FOR YOU, MAN.
WELL, RIGHT NOW, I'M THE ONLY ARTIST AT HOLIDAY PARK,
SO I IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE GONNA
COME LOOKING FOR THEM, I HOPE.
HEY, HOPEFULLY IT WORKS OUT.
Paul: YOU KNOW, I GIVE ASHLEY CREDIT FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE,
PUTTING HER WORK OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE TO SEE.
IT KIND OF TAKES REAL GUTS.
I GOT A FAX FROM THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE COMMISSION
FOR A GATOR IN A SWIMMING POOL BEHIND THIS LADY'S HOUSE.
HELLO.
HEY, GUYS.
HOW YOU DOING?
I KNOCKED ON THE DOOR. NOBODY ANSWERED.
NO, WE'RE BACK HERE, KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT.
HOW LONG'S HE BEEN IN HERE?
I HAVE NO IDEA.
I DIDN'T SEE HIM IN THERE THIS MORNING.
BUT USUALLY, IF THEY COME IN HERE, IT'S AT NIGHT.
Woman: WE SEE GATORS QUITE A BIT OUT HERE.
THEY'RE USUALLY -- LIKE, IF YOU GO THERE BY THE GATE,
THEN THEY GO UNDERWATER.
Paul: HOW'S THAT WATER, WARM?
NO. IT'S COLD.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M GONNA GO THROW A WETSUIT TOP ON, THEN.
Ashley: STAY BACK, 'CAUSE IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY FALL IN THERE,
IT'LL BE REALLY BAD.
YOU'RE CHOPPED LIVER.
THOSE ARE KIND OF THE THINGS YOU GOT TO WORRY ABOUT
BECAUSE YOU GOT YOUNG BOYS IN THERE
WHO WANT TO TRY AND CATCH A GATOR
AND HELP OUT PAUL.
SO, FORTUNATELY, THEY WERE ALL DRY WHEN WE ARRIVED.
Paul: THEY THINK IT'S 4 FEET.
IT ENDED UP BEING A LITTLE OVER 6 FEET.
FOR ME, THAT IS THE LEAST-DESIRABLE SIZE
TO ACTUALLY HANDLE
BECAUSE A SMALL GATOR'S MORE LIKELY TO BITE YOU
IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE HE'S SO MUCH FASTER.
AS SOON AS I GOT IN THE WATER, THAT GATOR SEES ME AS A THREAT.
HE GRABS AHOLD OF SOMETHING,
YOU'RE GONNA GET IT REMOVED, MOST LIKELY.
Woman: TO BE CONFINED INTO A POOL WITH A GATOR --
I THOUGHT HE WAS NUTS.
Paul: THE MAIN THING, WHEN YOU'RE UNDERWATER WITH AN ALLIGATOR,
IS TO KEEP FOCUS AND NOT LOSE YOUR PATIENCE
AND GET A GOOD FEEL FOR HOW THAT ALLIGATOR'S FEELING.
YOU MAKE A BAD JUDGMENT, YOU SAY, "OH, HE'S TIRED,"
AND HE'S NOT TIRED, THAT COULD BE THE END OF IT.
YOU REALLY HAVE TO JUST MAINTAIN FOCUS.
SOME GATORS HAVE A LOT OF ENDURANCE.
YOU GOT TO TIRE THE ALLIGATOR OUT.
YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT A ROPE ON HIM
AND JUST YANK HIM OUT
'CAUSE HE'S GONNA GO INTO A DEATH ROLL AND SMASH HIMSELF UP.
Ashley: THINK GOING IN THE GRASS.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO GO BACK ON THE OTHER SIDE A LITTLE BIT.
Woman: WOW. LOOK AT THAT.
Paul: IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN JUST HAVE HIM
SWIM LAPS BACK AND FORTH TILL HE GETS TIRED.
YOU HAVE TO GET HIM TO ATTACK YOU
OR RUN AWAY FROM YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, GRAB HIS TAIL?
AND THEN, AT THE DROP OF A HAT, THEY CAN EXPLODE.
THEY'VE GOT AN ATHLETICISM I CAN ONLY DREAM ABOUT.
WHAT IS THE LARGEST ALLIGATOR EVER RECORDED CAUGHT IN FLORIDA?
IS IT "A," 14' 3 1/2",
"B," 15' 2",
OR "C," 16 FEET?
FIND OUT WHEN "GATOR BOYS" RETURNS.
WHAT IS THE LARGEST ALLIGATOR ON RECORD IN FLORIDA?
THE ANSWER IS "A."
IN 2010, A TRAPPER CAUGHT
THE ALLIGATOR MEASURING 14' 3 1/2",
SETTING THE NEW STATE RECORD.
AND NOW BACK TO "GATOR BOYS."
Paul: I GOT A FAX FROM THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE COMMISSION
FOR A GATOR IN A SWIMMING POOL BEHIND THIS LADY'S HOUSE.
Woman: WOW. LOOK AT THAT.
IT ENDED UP BEING A LITTLE OVER 6 FEET.
FOR ME, THAT IS THE LEAST-DESIRABLE SIZE
TO ACTUALLY HANDLE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, GRAB HIS TAIL?
THEY'RE FASTER,
AND THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO BITE FIRST
AND CAN DO JUST AS MUCH DAMAGE AS A BIG ONE.
Ashley: BEING OUT HERE ON CATCHES WITH PAUL,
ESPECIALLY GETTING TO SEE HIM IN THE POOL, IN THE WATER --
DEFINITELY LEARNING A LOT ABOUT THE ALLIGATOR'S BEHAVIOR
BECAUSE THIS IS AN ALLIGATOR THAT IS VERY DEFENSIVE.
FOR ME, BEING ABLE TO SEE THAT BEHAVIOR,
IT WAS DEFINITELY A LITTLE DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT WE NORMALLY SEE.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
Paul: IN THE WATER, ALL HE WANTED TO DO WAS RUN AWAY.
ONCE I GOT HIM A LITTLE BIT TIRED,
GOT HIM ON LAND, I PUT HIM DOWN.
I KNEW HE STILL HAD A LITTLE BIT LEFT.
Paul: GO ON THE OTHER SIDE. GET HIM TO TURN THE OTHER WAY.
GO UP.
IT'S DIFFERENT ON LAND.
THEY BEHAVE MUCH DIFFERENTLY ON LAND.
THEY KNOW THERE'S REALLY NOWHERE TO GO.
THEY'RE VERY COMFORTABLE IN THE WATER
AND NOT SO MUCH ON LAND.
YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE.
IN THE WATER, WITH ME, HE JUST WANTED TO RUN AWAY.
GOT NEAR ASHLEY ON LAND AND JUST BLEW THE MOUTH OPEN
EVERY TIME SHE CAME NEXT TO HIM.
Paul: GET HIM NOW.
THERE YOU GO. NICE.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLING ]
YOU HAVE TAPE?
Ashley: WE GOT THAT GATOR OUT NICE AND SAFE,
AND WE WORKED HIM JUST A LITTLE BIT
AND MANAGED TO JUST JUMP ON HIS BACK
AND TAPE HIM UP.
HE'S A GOOD-SIZED LITTLE GATOR.
YOU GOT THIS BY YOURSELF?
YEAH.
Woman: BYE-BYE GATOR.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANKS, GUYS.
APPRECIATE IT.
HEY, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
OVERALL, IT WENT REAL GOOD.
I GOT HIM OUT WITHOUT GETTING HIM BANGED UP,
GOT HIM IN THE GRASS,
AND TAPE HIM, PUT HIM IN THE TRUCK.
WHAT'S UP, SCOTT?
WHAT UP?
HAVE YOU BEEN NOTICING WHAT ASHLEY'S BEEN DOING LATELY?
OH, YEAH. ALL HER PAINTING.
YEAH. SHE'S BECOMING AN ARTISTE.
SHE'S BEEN SELLING HER ARTWORK, TOO, MAKING A LOT OF MONEY.
GOOD FOR HER.
THAT GIVES ME A BIG IDEA.
AND WHAT MIGHT THAT BE?
YOU AND I BECOME ARTISTS.
Scott: I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TRE'S TALKING ABOUT.
I DON'T EVEN THINK TRE KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
WE COULD BE FAMOUS ARTISTS.
WE'LL BE ROLLING IN THE DOUGH.
MICHELANGELO, RAPHAEL, DONATELLO --
THOSE ARE NINJA TURTLES.
LOOK, YOU'RE MISSING OUT ON A BIG OPPORTUNITY.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THIS,
THEN I'M JUST GONNA DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
I'LL MISS OUT.
I'M GONNA BECOME AN ARTIST.
HAVE FUN.
AND YOU'RE GONNA MISS OUT.
THAT'S FINE.
Ashley: SO, I GET BACK FROM THE CATCH, AND THERE'S TRE,
OUT ON THE DOCK, WITH AN EASEL, PAINTING.
WHAT THE HECK, TRE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M PAINTING A PAINTING.
"SUNSET OVER M's."
WHAT ARE M's?
THE M's ARE THE BIRDS.
THERE'S THE M's.
THE BIRDS?
IS THAT AN ALLIGATOR, THAT LUMPY SAUSAGE?
Tre: THAT GATOR RIGHT THERE, HIS NAME IS BUBBA.
Paul: [ Chuckling ] SEE WHAT YOU STARTED?
I STARTED? I WENT TO ART SCHOOL.
WHAT IS THAT?
YOU KNOW, I HONESTLY AM NOT SURE IF I WAS MORE SURPRISED
OR A LITTLE OFFENDED THAT TRE WAS PAINTING.
WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING ON DOING WITH THAT ARTWORK?
I HAD THIS IDEA OF PUTTING MY PAINTINGS IN THE GIFT SHOP.
THAT WAS NOT YOUR IDEA, PAL.
Jimmy: ASHLEY, YOU CAN'T KNOCK IT.
I MEAN, HE'S OUT HERE TRYING TO DO THE SAME AS YOU.
HEY, NO, NO. THAT'S TOTALLY FINE.
Paul: ASHLEY, YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
TRE SEES THAT ASHLEY'S GONNA PROBABLY SELL
SOME OF THESE PAINTINGS,
AND HE THINKS ANYBODY CAN DO IT.
ASHLEY ACTUALLY HAS TALENT FOR THIS.
I THINK TRE'S GONNA FIND OUT PRETTY QUICKLY
THAT IT'S NOT THAT EASY.
KEEP IT UP. I LIKE IT.
I MIGHT BUY THAT. I MIGHT BUY THAT.
YEAH?
YEAH.
STEALING MY SALES. I'LL SEE YOU LATER, BUDDY.
Tre: I THOUGHT ASHLEY WOULD HAVE BEEN EXCITED
TO HAVE SOMEONE JOIN IN HER EVERGLADES ARTISTS' CIRCLE.
I KNOW DEEP DOWN, SHE'S FLATTERED.
Paul: A FAX JUST CAME IN FROM THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE COMMISSION
FOR AN ALLIGATOR IN A PARK.
I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE, CAUGHT GATORS THERE.
IT'S, LIKE, MY DREAM.
IT'S THE MOST CRYSTAL-CLEAR WATER IN THE WHOLE COUNTY,
BUT I GUESS RIGHT NOW THERE'S A RENAISSANCE FAIR GOING ON.
WELCOME TO OUR REALM.
GOOD DAY TO THEE.
BLESS YOU.
HOW YOU DOING?
'TIS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU UPON THESE SHORES.
WE HAVE SUCH A PROBLEM HERE IN OUR REALM.
WE ARE HOPING YOU CAN HELP US.
DID YOU GUYS CALL ABOUT AN ALLIGATOR?
AN ALLIGATOR?
THEY'RE FROM A DIFFERENT SHORE.
THEY MUST CALL THEIR DRAGONS ALLIGATORS.
SO, THIS ALLIGATOR, THIS DRAGON OF WHICH WE SPEAK,
HAS BEEN VEXING OUR VILLAGERS,
AND WE ARE HOPING YOU WILL HELP US.
YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
IS THE DRAGON ON LAND OR IN THE WATER?
WE THINK HE'S IN THE WATER.
OKAY.
SO, IT IS OUR BELIEF AND OUR WISH THAT YOU MUST
DISGUISE YOURSELVES AS VILLAGERS OF OUR REALM...
...SO THAT YOU MAY TAKE THE DRAGON BY SURPRISE.
OOH. VERY CUNNING INDEED.
SO, SHALL WE ESCORT THEM TO THE ROYAL TAILOR?
EXCELLENT.
Jimmy: THE QUEEN AND THE CARDINAL TOLD US
THAT WE HAVE TO BE DRESSED UP IN THEIR ATTIRE.
YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE PRETTY COOL.
YOU KNOW, I WANT TO SEE EVERYONE ELSE DRESSED UP.
SEEING EVERYONE ELSE DRESSED UP, IT WAS REALLY FUN.
IT WAS FUNNY.
IT ADDED JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A TWIST TO THIS CATCH.
PAUL WOULDN'T DRESS UP,
SO HE HAD TO GO AND PUT HIS LITTLE SWIM GEAR ON.
AND HE LOOKED LIKE A SWAMP FAIRY.
THAT'S WHAT I CALLED HIM.
SO, NOW I GUESS YOU'RE OFF TO CAPTURE THE DRAGON
WITH ALL EXPEDIENCE.
YEAH.
Queen: OH, THEY'RE GOING TO MEET YOU THERE?
YEAH. WE'RE GONNA TAKE MY TRUCK BACK THERE, OKAY?
YOUR "TRUCK"?
MY, UH, "CARRIAGE."
A CARRIAGE. A CARRIAGE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
[ ASHLEY SIGHS ]
YOU GUYS WANT TO THROW SOME DAGGERS?
ONE, TWO.
[ DAGGER CLANGS ]
YEAH!
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY GOT CAUGHT UP
LOOKING AT CERTAIN THINGS OR WHATEVER,
BUT WE GOT THERE BEFORE THE REST OF OUR CREW.
WE SEE THE DRAGON. IT JUST SITS THERE.
AND IT COMES UP, AND IT GOES DOWN.
SO, YOU SEE HIM ALL DAY, EVERY DAY?
WE DO.
Cardinal: THERE'S NOT A SOUL IN OUR VILLAGE
BRAVE ENOUGH TO GO DOWN THERE.
MAYHAP YOU GENTLEMEN WOULD BE BRAVE ENOUGH TO DO IT FOR US?
I AM SUPER JIMMY.
I GOT A CAPE. I CAN DO EVERYTHING.
Paul: IT'S LIKE I'M SWIMMING IN A BATHTUB.
THE WATER IS CRYSTAL CLEAR. IT DOESN'T GET THAT DEEP.
THERE ARE SOME DEEP SPOTS
OUT THERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POND, BUT EVEN THERE,
YOU GO DOWN 40 FEET, AND IT'S CRYSTAL CLEAR.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IN THE WORLD TO DO IS
BE IN A POND OR A CANAL OR A CLEAN, CLEAR BODY OF WATER
LOOKING FOR A BIG ALLIGATOR.
USUALLY, WHEN YOU PUT THE NOOSE ON THEM,
ABOUT 70% OF THE TIME,
THEY'LL JUST GO INTO A DEATH ROLL OR START BITING,
TRYING TO BITE THE ROPE OR THE CATCH POLE OR WHATEVER.
THIS GUY WAS JUST TAKING OFF.
HE JUST WENT TO THE BOTTOM
AND WAS DRAGGING ME THROUGH THE WATER.
HE DIDN'T CARE WHAT WAS AROUND HIS NECK.
HE WAS GONNA TRY TO GET AWAY FROM IT.
THE GATOR'S THRASHING BACK AND FORTH TO GET AWAY
FROM WHAT HE PERCEIVES AS A PREDATOR, ME.
HE WAS GOING NUTS.
HE WAS FIGHTING ME THE WHOLE WAY BACK TO SHORE.
Jimmy: AS SOON AS I GRABBED THE ROPE, THIS ALLIGATOR EXPLODED.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLING ]
YOU HAVE A 9-FOOT ALLIGATOR, MOUTH OPEN,
AND AT ANY MOMENT, SOMETHING COULD GO WRONG.
Jimmy: WE GOT A FAX FROM FWC ABOUT A GATOR.
AND IT WAS ACTUALLY AT THE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLING ]
HE'S IN A BAD MOOD.
THIS ALLIGATOR EXPLODED.
HE HAD A FIGHT IN HIM.
THIS ALLIGATOR, HE WANTS TO GET IT LOOSE.
HE WANTS TO GET AWAY FROM US.
Paul: WHEN A GATOR GOES TO WHAT EVERYBODY CALLS A DEATH ROLL,
IT'S ONE OF TWO REASONS.
HE'S EITHER BITING SOMETHING AND TRYING TO RIP IT OFF,
OR ITS HIS LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO GET AWAY.
Jimmy: HE STILL HAD A LOT OF FIGHT IN HIM.
HE WAS THROWING THAT TAIL AROUND.
HE WAS THROWING HIS HEAD AROUND.
YOU KNOW, THIS GATOR SPUN A LOT.
YOU KNOW, HE DIDN'T JUST ROLL ONCE.
HE ROLLED FIVE, SIX, SEVEN TIMES RIGHT AWAY
AND JUST KEPT GOING.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
IT WAS HARD TO HOLD ON TO HIM.
HE'S GONNA GIVE THAT LAST BIT OF FIGHT THAT HE HAS.
WHEW. THAT'S A BAD DUDE.
HE'S A BIG ALLIGATOR.
HEY.
Paul: THE CATCH ITSELF WAS GREAT
'CAUSE THERE'S SUCH CLEAR WATER, AND IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPOT.
AND IT'S A GREAT GATOR.
THAT'S A 9-FOOT BEAST OF A GATOR.
SO, YOU KNOW, ALL IN ALL,
YOU REALLY COULDN'T ASK FOR TOO MUCH.
WHO'S A GOOD BOY? [ SMOOCHES ]
AWW.
HE'S A GOOD BOY.
WE'LL MEET YOU AT THE FRONT?
Cardinal: EXCELLENT. WELL.
OKAY. THAT'LL WORK.
Jimmy: WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL,
PAUL AND I PROCEEDED JUST TO GO LOOK FOR THIS ALLIGATOR.
YOU KNOW, WE JUMPED INTO THE TRUCK,
WENT STRAIGHT TO THE BACK.
EVERYBODY ELSE -- WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY WENT TO.
[ FANFARE PLAYS ]
PLEASE, TAKE A KNEE.
YOUR BLADE? GRACIAS.
IN THE NAME OF SAN JUAN,
I DO HEREBY GRANT THEE THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
AND THE POWER TO METE JUSTICE UPON THIS LAND.
THREE CHEERS FOR THESE NEW KNIGHTS!
HIP-HIP!
All: HUZZAH!
HIP-HIP!
HUZZAH!
HIP-HIP!
HUZZAH!
Tre: BASICALLY, I WAS THINKING, YOU KNOW,
IF I CAN BUST A COUPLE OF THESE OUT A DAY --
A DAY?
YEAH.
QUICK.
MAYBE I CAN, YOU KNOW,
MAKE SOME GOOD MONEY HERE.
WHAT IS ALL THIS?
ARTWORK.
[ SIGHS ] HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PAINTING?
I TRY AND BUST OUT AT LEAST LIKE TWO PAINTINGS A DAY.
T-TWO A DAY?
TWO A DAY.
MIGHT WANT TO, LIKE, MAYBE TUCK SOME BEHIND THE COUNTER.
YES.
YOU'RE GONNA FLOOD THE MARKET IF YOU PUT ALL THESE OUT.
NOT TO MENTION YOU'RE KIND OF FLOODING ME
RIGHT OFF THE WALL UP THERE.
NOT AT ALL.
YOU KNOW, YOU PUT A WHOLE BUNCH OUT,
[SNAPS FINGERS] THEY GO OUT LIKE HOT CAKES.
TRE, HOW MUCH ARE YOU SELLING THESE PAINTINGS FOR?
I'M THINKING BETWEEN 50 TO 100 BUCKS.
WOW. COMPETITIVE PRICING.
YEAH.
AWESOME.
I WAS THINKING, YOU KNOW, IN LIKE TWO YEARS,
I CAN RETIRE.
OKAY, I'VE HEARD ENOUGH.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
Ashley: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
YOU KNOW, IF TRE WANTS TO GO HEAD TO HEAD,
THAT IS FINE WITH ME.
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF HEALTHY COMPETITION.
HEY, JIMMY.
Jimmy: HEY, KAYLA.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
I got a call for you.
IT'S IN THE BACK OF SOMEONE'S HOUSE.
ALL RIGHT, YEAH, TEXT IT TO ME.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEND IT TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT, BYE.
Jimmy: WE GOT A FAX FROM FWC ABOUT SOMEONE'S HOUSE.
THIS GUY'S ACTUALLY RENOVATING THE BACKYARD OF HIS HOUSE,
AND WHEN WE GOT HERE, HE WAS ACTUALLY RUNNING THE BOBCAT,
PUSHING ROCKS AROUND AND SOME MULCH.
SO, WHERE IS THIS THING?
I WAS OUT HERE, DOING SOME YARD WORK.
NOTICED A PIG SQUEALING,
CAME OVER HERE, INVESTIGATED,
SEEN THAT THERE WAS A BIG GATOR THERE.
SO, I THINK HE'S TRYING TO GET INTO THE PEN.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH, WE'LL CHECK IT OUT.
ALL RIGHT. IT'S BACK HERE.
[ PIG SNORTS ]
OH, YEAH. THERE HE IS.
HE'S A BIG BOY.
YEAH, HE'S A PRETTY GOOD SIZE.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
DUDE, REALLY?
I HAVEN'T EVEN DONE ANYTHING YET.
OH, THIS IS NICE AND SLIPPERY, TOO, MAN.
THIS ALLIGATOR WAS VERY AGGRESSIVE.
YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS WE APPROACHED HIM,
THAT'S WHEN HE BECAME IN A VERY DEFENSIVE POSTURE.
YOU KNOW, NOW SOMETHING TALL IS COMING UP ON HIM.
HE NEEDS TO PROTECT HIMSELF.
OH, HE'S GONNA COME RIGHT AT YOU.
HEY, BIG GUY.
HOW YOU DOING TODAY? HUH?
THE MUD WAS SLIPPERY, AND IT WAS 2 FEET DEEP, YOU KNOW?
IT CAME UP TO OUR KNEES.
ANDY, SPIN HIM YOUR WAY.
THIS ALLIGATOR WAS TRYING TO BITE.
HE WAS SPINNING.
HE WAS THROWING MUD AND WATER EVERYWHERE.
SO ANDY I AND DECIDED TO WORK AS A TEAM,
AND I WOULD SPIN HIM ONE WAY.
HE WOULD SPIN HIM THE OPPOSITE WAY
JUST TO TIRE HIM OUT.
BECAUSE HE HAS NO WAY OUT, HE'S GONNA STAND HIS GROUND MORE
AND BE MORE AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS US.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSES ]
HE'S WHAT I CALL A THINKER.
HE WAS LITERALLY WATCHING THE WAY I WAS WORKING HIM
AND WAS ACTUALLY PICKING UP ON IT.
SOME ALLIGATORS DO THAT,
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES HIM DANGEROUS.
THIS IS VERY SLIPPERY.
THIS ALLIGATOR WAS LIKE, "YOU AIN'T TAKING ME DOWN
WITHOUT A FIGHT."
Paul: AS I WAS PULLING HIM IN,
I NOTICED THE ROPE'S GETTING SHORTER,
AND HE'S COMING STRAIGHT AT ME, ALL MOUTH.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
Jimmy: THIS ALLIGATOR WAS WHAT I CALL A THINKER.
HE WAS LITERALLY WATCHING THE WAY I WAS WORKING HIM
AND WAS ACTUALLY PICKING UP ON IT.
SOME ALLIGATORS DO THAT,
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES HIM DANGEROUS.
THIS IS VERY SLIPPERY.
HE'S WAS LIKE, "YOU AIN'T TAKING ME DOWN
WITHOUT A FIGHT."
GOOSE HIM YOUR WAY.
HE WAS VERY AGGRESSIVE. HE WAS PROTECTING HIMSELF.
HE WAS TURNING AND SPINNING IN CIRCLES.
HE WAS REACTING ON EVERYTHING.
HE WAS GOING OFF OF INSTINCT.
TRY IT, ANDY. GO FOR IT. SPIN HIM.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
Andy: THIS IS A VERY FAST AND DANGEROUS ALLIGATOR.
HE JUST STARTING SPINNING AND COMING AFTER JIMMY,
MUD FLYING EVERYWHERE,
AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY ARE CAPABLE OF
OF NOT SLIPPING AND HURTING OURSELVES.
GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.
Jimmy: AS SOON AS I GRABBED HIS MOUTH,
ANDY GOT ONTO HIS BACK.
THE GATOR STARTED SHAKING,
AND HE ACTUALLY SHOVED MY HAND RIGHT INTO A ROCK.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS
WITH CATCHING ALLIGATORS YOU CAN GET HURT ON.
YEAH, I'M ALMOST OUT OF TAPE.
[ LAUGHS ]
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
WATCH YOURSELF.
IT WAS A GOOD CATCH. WE GOT THE GATOR.
IT'S GONNA BE BROUGHT OUT TO HOLIDAY PARK NOW.
YOU GUYS WANT TO COME CHECK HIM OUT?
Man: YOU WANT TO GO LOOK?
THAT'S A BIG GATOR.
HE'S A BIG BOY.
HOW BIG DO YOU THINK HE MEASURES OUT?
HE'S PROBABLY ABOUT 9 FEET.
YEAH, HE COULD DO SOME DAMAGE.
HE'S A 9-FOOT ALLIGATOR, AND HE'S THICK.
I'M JUST GLAD THEY SHOWED UP
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS
THAT COME AROUND.
YOU KNOW, THEY COME BACK HERE A LOT.
THAT THING MIGHT HAVE ENDED UP IN THE BIN.
SO, I'M GLAD THAT I WAS BACK HERE WORKING,
SEEING THE GATOR,
AND THEY WERE ABLE TO COME AND TAKE IT OUT OF HERE.
GOOD JOB.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT.
I'M A LITTLE DIRTY.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
Jimmy: YOU KNOW, CATCHING ALLIGATORS IS VERY DANGEROUS,
BUT OVERALL, YOU KNOW, THIS CATCH WENT VERY WELL.
YOU KNOW, WE CAUGHT THE GATOR,
WE GOT HIM OFF THIS GUY'S PROPERTY,
AND HE CAN GO BACK AND, YOU KNOW,
FINISH GRADING OUT HIS LAND.
TAKE CARE, GUYS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
PAINTING.
IT'S CALLED "THE GAME."
THIS ARTIST THING IS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL.
EVERYBODY IS DOING IT NOW.
SCOTT'S EVEN TRYING TO DO IT.
NOW FOR THE FINAL TOUCH.
[ JIMMY LAUGHS ]
BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THIS THING?
I'M GONNA PUT IT IN THE GIFT SHOP
WITH ASHLEY AND TRE'S.
Paul: THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A GATOR PARK,
NOT THE GUGGENHEIM.
OH, MAN.
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
FWC SENT A PERMIT OVER FOR AN ALLIGATOR BEHIND A HOUSE
IN A CANAL WHO'S BEEN LAYING UP ON THE BANK.
HOW'S IT GOING?
HEY. GOOD. THANKS FOR COMING.
HE WAS LAYING RIGHT ALONG THE BANK, MOSTLY THIS SIDE.
HARDLY EVER SEE HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL JUST GET MY STUFF OUT AND LOOK.
Man: LAST YEAR, ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS LOST A DOG ALONG THE CANAL.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
I'VE SEEN THIS GATOR A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
HE LAYS RIGHT ON THE BANK OVER HERE
OR RIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE.
Paul: THE HOMEOWNER WAS GETTING KIND OF NERVOUS.
HE'D SEEN THIS GATOR ONCE,
THEN DIDN'T SEE HIM FOR ABOUT A WEEK.
THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
HE NOTICED IT WAS HANGING AROUND ALMOST EVERY DAY.
HOW BIG IS HE, ROUGHLY?
I DON'T KNOW -- 6, 8 FEET, MAYBE.
6 to 8 FEET.
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S READY TO GO IN.
ALL RIGHT.
Paul: WHEN I FIRST GOT IN THE WATER, YOU COULDN'T REALLY SEE.
THERE'S A LOT OF VEGETATION
GROWING ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS CANAL.
THIS IS EXACTLY THE STUFF AN ALLIGATOR LOOKS FOR
WHEN HE WANTS TO HIDE.
WHEN I FIRST PULLED IN, WE SAW THE GATOR JUST SAT DOWN.
HE DIDN'T TAKE OFF. HE JUST LAID DOWN.
AND LUCKILY, HE WAS STILL LAYING THERE.
I WENT OVER TO NOOSE HIM.
HE KIND OF BACKED OUT
AND TOOK OFF IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
NOW HE'S A LOT MORE SPOOKY 'CAUSE HE KNOWS WHAT I'M ABOUT.
HE KNOWS I'M NOT HIS BUDDY.
WHATEVER I AM IN HIS MIND,
HE THINKS I'M COMING TO DO DAMAGE.
SO, I JUST WENT DOWN AGAIN, DID ANOTHER LOOK AROUND,
AND IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE TO FIND HIM.
BUT THIS TIME, I FINALLY SAW HIM.
I PUT THE NOOSE ON HIM.
BUT AS SOON AS I PUT THAT NOOSE ON HIM,
HE JUST BLEW UP AND WENT NUTS.
HE STARTED ROLLING UP IN THAT ROPE.
I NOTICED THE CATCH POLE WAS JAMMED INTO MY HANDS
'CAUSE HE WAS KIND OF ROLLING IT UP RIGHT INTO ME.
HE JUST STARTED SPINNING
AND THROWING UP ALL KINDS OF SILT.
AND ONCE THAT WATER GETS CLOUDED UP,
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE HE IS OR IF HE'S COMING OR NOT.
I THINK HE HAS IT.
AS I WAS PULLING HIM IN,
I NOTICED THE ROPE'S GETTING SHORTER,
AND HE'S ROLLING UP INTO ME.
SO AS SOON AS I HAND JIMMY THE ROPE,
I JUMP OUT OF THE WAY
'CAUSE THIS GATOR'S COMING STRAIGHT AT ME, ALL MOUTH.
Paul: I PUT THE NOOSE ON HIM.
BUT AS SOON AS I PUT THAT NOOSE ON HIM,
HE JUST BLEW UP AND WENT NUTS.
AS I WAS PULLING HIM IN,
I NOTICED THE ROPE'S GETTING SHORTER,
AND HE'S ROLLING UP INTO ME.
SO AS SOON AS I HAND JIMMY THE ROPE,
I JUMP OUT OF THE WAY
'CAUSE THIS GATOR'S COMING STRAIGHT AT ME, ALL MOUTH.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLING ]
Jimmy: ONCE I STARTED PULLING THIS ALLIGATOR OUT,
HE WAS WRAPPED UP IN THE ROPE.
YOU COULD TELL THAT HE WAS FIGHTING A LOT UNDERWATER.
[ GRUNTS ]
Man: IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO WATCH THEM WORK.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW CLOSE THEY GET TO THE GATORS.
I WOULD NEVER WANT TO BE THAT CLOSE.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
Jimmy: HE HAD A BROKEN TOOTH.
HEY, HEY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, BRO?
YOU KNOW, HE WAS WORE OUT,
BUT THIS GATOR, HE WASN'T GONNA GIVE UP.
HE WAS IN THIS AREA. HE WAS HAPPY WHERE HE WAS.
AIN'T NOBODY TAKING HIM OUT.
KNOCKED A TOOTH OUT.
I HEARD HIM BITE SOMETHING LIKE A ROCK.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLING ]
WE GOT ON TOP OF HIM, YOU KNOW, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
AND NOTICED A LOT OF HIS INJURIES.
DUDE, LOOK AT HIS JAWS, MAN.
Paul: I SAW THAT.
YEAH, LIKE RIGHT IN THERE.
THAT'S AN OLD INJUR--
I'M TRYING TO SHOW THEM AN INJURY.
I KNOW. I'M NOT MAKING FUN OF YOU.
OH, LOOK AT THIS SIDE.
OH, WOW.
HE HAD A BIG, BIG BITE RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S BONE RIGHT THERE.
YEAH.
NO TEETH UP HERE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE BOTTOM.
GOT A HOLE UNDER HERE
WHERE WHATEVER THAT BIG GATOR WAS BIT HIM THERE.
YEAH, RIGHT HERE, DUDE.
THAT'S A GATOR BITE RIGHT THERE
AND A LOWER PINNER TOOTH RIGHT THERE.
YEAH, I KNOW WHY THIS GATOR'S BEEN HANGING BACK HERE.
HE PROBABLY GOT HIS BUTT WHIPPED SOMEWHERE ELSE
AND WAS LOOKING FOR A NEW PLACE TO HANG OUT.
HE'S BEEN WRAPPING UP WITH A BIG BOY OUT HERE.
NOW, WHETHER THAT BIG BOY IS HERE OR SOMEWHERE ELSE --
AND THAT'S WHY HE MOVED HERE --
'CAUSE HE WAS GETTING HIS BUTT WHUPPED --
WE DON'T KNOW.
YEAH, I KNOW YOU WERE SAYING BEFORE
YOU HAD SOMEBODY HAD THEIR DOG EATEN.
ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
YEAH, I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME,
IF YOU'VE GOT A DOG OR ANY KIND OF PET,
YOU KEEP THEM IN A FENCED-IN YARD
OR AT LEAST ON A LEASH AND, YOU KNOW,
NO CLOSER THAN 10 OR 20 FEET AWAY
FROM THE WATER'S EDGE,
'CAUSE ALMOST EVERY FRESHWATER BODY IN FLORIDA
EITHER HAS HAD GATORS, HAS THEM NOW,
OR WILL HAVE THEM IN THE FUTURE.
I MEAN, THEY MOVE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I'M GLAD THIS GATOR'S OUT OF HERE,
BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OPEN FOR THE NEXT ONE.
[ SMOOCHES ]
HE SMELLS LIKE FISH.
Paul: I THINK HE'S GONNA BE HAPPY WHERE HE'S GONNA GO NOW.
HE'S GONNA GET A REGULAR MEAL.
THE GATORS DON'T BEAT EACH OTHER UP OVER THERE.
THEY'RE NOT FIGHTING FOR FOOD OR TERRITORY.
THEY ALL KIND OF GET ALONG.
AND I THINK HE'LL HAVE
A MUCH EASIER TIME IN THE FUTURE.
ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, GUYS.
YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
APPRECIATE IT.
Jimmy: YOU KNOW, WE GOT HIM TAPED UP. IT WAS A GREAT CATCH.
THIS ALLIGATOR'S GONNA PROBABLY BE A LOT HAPPIER
WHERE HE'S GONNA GO
THAN GETTING BEAT UP ALL DAY LONG.
Ashley: THE PARK WANTED TO DO AN UNVEILING
OF THE EVERGLADES ARTIST,
SO I'VE BEEN WORKING ON SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL
FOR THE OCCASION.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE BIG UNVEILING.
I DON'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I FELT SO NERVOUS,
BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
I WANT TO PUT MY BEST FOOT FORWARD.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS ALL FOR COMING.
THIS PAINTING HERE THAT I OBVIOUSLY HAVE COVERED UP
IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
THIS ONE HERE KIND OF REPRESENTS
THE WAY THAT PAUL AND JIMMY ARE ABLE
TO HELP PRESERVE, IN A HUMBLE WAY,
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE EVERGLADES,
WHICH I THINK IS OUR ALLIGATORS.
SO I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY IT.
[ APPLAUSE ]
SO, FOR THOSE OF YOU GUYS WHO DON'T KNOW
PAUL AND JIMMY VERY WELL,
LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU A FEW ELEMENTS OF THE PAINTING.
THIS REPRESENTS ALL OF THE ALLIGATORS
THAT WE HAVE RESCUED
AND THE ONES THAT WE WILL RESCUE IN THE FUTURE.
THE HAT IS OBVIOUSLY JIMMY'S HAT, VERY WELL-KNOWN...
[ LAUGHS ]
...SYMBOLIZES JIMMY,
BUT IT REALLY KIND OF EMBODIES HIS SHOWMANSHIP.
AND, OF COURSE, PAUL'S FLIPPER.
HE'S UNDER THE WATER.
HE'S USING HIS SKILLS FOR THE ALLIGATOR RESCUE.
OTHERWISE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A RESCUE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
YOU KNOW, THAT WENT SURPRISINGLY WELL.
I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT I'M ABLE TO COME HERE
AND SELL MY WORK AND, YOU KNOW,
RAISE SOME MORE MONEY FOR THE RESCUE,
BUT THIS BIG ONE, IT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT TO ME.
SO, I THINK I'M GONNA HANG ON TO THIS ONE.
I MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE ANNOYED AT TRE,
BUT AFTER THE ART SHOW,
I REALIZED THERE'S NO REASON
FOR US TO BE FIGHTING OVER PAINTING
WHEN WE COULD JUST BE WORKING TOGETHER.
ARE YOU GUYS ALL BUDDY BUDDIES NOW?
YEAH, WE'RE SHARING TECHNIQUES.
I'M TEACHING TRE A FEW THINGS.
ANYTHING WITH ALLIGATORS TODAY OTHER THAN PAINTING THEM?
YEAH, NO, WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THEM.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN'T BEAT THEM, JOIN THEM.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THESE GUYS ARE WORKING TOGETHER.
I WISH THEY WERE WORKING TOGETHER
CLEANING ALLIGATOR PITS, BUT THIS IS A START.