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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.
Paul: HOW YOU DOING?
HE'S DOWN THERE IN THAT POND. YOU CAN DRIVE RIGHT DOWN.
WE HAD ONE IN HERE BEFORE.
ATE ALL YOUR KOI?
YEAH.
HONESTLY, I GET GATORS OUT OF THESE CANALS ALL THE TIME.
LET'S JUST SEE IF I CAN GRAB HIM BY THE TAIL
AND GET UP ON LAND AND MAKE THIS NOT SO MESSY.
Man: THAT THING'S HUGE.
Paul: I THOUGHT, "LET ME TRY TO GET HIM BY THE TAIL."
HE HAS THE BRAKES ON.
JUST REAL SLOW.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSES ]
WATCH IT, WATCH IT!
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 A HOUSE.
I GUESS THEY HAD SEEN IT A COUPLE TIMES,
AND WE FINALLY GOT A CHANCE
TO COME OVER HERE AND LOOK FOR IT.
HEY.
WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
HOW YOU DOING?
YOU GUYS ARE THE GATOR GUYS.
YEP.
I'M CRAIG.
HI. I'M JIMMY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU, TOO.
PAUL.
YEAH.
SO, THE GATOR'S IN THE BACK.
MY MOM IS GOING CRAZY RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE FREAKING OUT.
YOU WANT TO SHOW US?
YEAH. SURE. COME ON.
HOW YOU DOING?
Woman: OKAY. LITTLE SCARED HERE.
WE JUST HAD A GATOR.
IT'S PRETTY BIG,
AND WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN HIM A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW.
YEAH. HANGING OUT?
YEAH.
SO, WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU ACTUALLY SAW THE ALLIGATOR?
ABOUT HALF AN HOUR TO AN HOUR AGO.
WE WERE ALL ON THE PATIO,
AND THEN WE NOTICED HIM RIGHT OVER HERE.
AND THE MOMENT WE CAME OUT,
JUST DIPPED INTO THE WATER AND THEN JUST SANK DOWN.
LET ME SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
IN FLORIDA, WE HAVE HOUSES THAT ARE LITERALLY 30 YARDS AWAY
FROM A WILDLIFE PRESERVE,
AND WHAT'S IN A WILDLIFE PRESERVE?
ALLIGATORS.
THEY'RE RIGHT IN YOUR BACKYARD.
IT'S CRYSTAL CLEAR.
Jimmy: CRYSTAL CLEAR?
YEAH.
'CAUSE WHAT PAUL'S GONNA DO IS HE'S ACTUALLY GONNA
GET HIS SWIMMING STUFF ON -- MASK AND SNORKEL --
AND HE'S GONNA SWIM AROUND, AND HE'S GONNA TRY TO FIND HIM.
AND IF HE DOES, HE'S GONNA PUT A ROPE ON HIM,
AND THEN IT'S GONNA BE GAME ON, OKAY?
AND NOT IF HE DOES. HE WILL, RIGHT?
HE WILL.
IF HE'S IN THERE, HE'LL FIND HIM.
WHATEVER YOU DO, BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.
OKAY. I WILL.
Jimmy: HEY, REMEMBER,
THERE'S A COUPLE CULVERT PIPES IN HERE.
PAUL WENT IN THE WATER.
HE SWAM AROUND FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
THERE HE GOES.
Paul: WE LOOKED AROUND FOR A WHILE --
YOU KNOW, 5, 10 MINUTES.
AND I JUST SAW HIM.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLS ]
GOT RIGHT UP TO HIM, PUT THE NOOSE ON HIM,
AND IT WAS ON.
GOT HIM.
[ GRUNTS ]
I HAD TO HIT THE WATER PRETTY QUICK
AND JUMP OUT OF THE WAY.
Jimmy: THIS ALLIGATOR WAS BIG, LONG, AND NASTY.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLS ]
HEY, I'M GONNA NEED YOUR HELP.
YOU WANT TO YANK? I'LL PICK UP HIS BACK END.
I'LL TRY.
GO! WHILE HE'S ROLLING, WHILE HE'S ROLLING.
AND THIS EMBANKMENT GOING INTO THE LAKE IS VERY STEEP.
READY?
YEAH.
AND IT'S JUST NOT STEEP, BUT IT DROPS OFF,
AND AS SOON AS I START PULLING HIM,
HE LOCKS THOSE LEGS, AND THERE'S NO PULLING HIM.
YOU KNOW, IF PAUL WASN'T HERE,
IT WOULD'VE TAKEN ME A LONG TIME
TO ACTUALLY PULL HIM OUT OF THE WATER BY MYSELF.
WHEN I ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE HIM, THIS GATOR WAS 10 FEET
AND NO LESS THAN 250 POUNDS.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
WHAT WE DO IS WE BASICALLY WORK THE ALLIGATOR.
WE SPIN HIM. WE JUMP HIM. JUST TIRE THE ALLIGATOR OUT.
[ SIGHS ]
BIG DUDE.
I'M READY TO TAPE HIM. HIS JAWS ARE STRONG.
YEAH. GOOD.
WHOO!
WOW.
IN THE BAG.
Paul: IF IT'S A BIG ALLIGATOR,
I LIKE TO PUT HIM IN THE BLACK GATOR BAG.
IT'S MADE OUT OF CATAMARAN CLOTH,
SO IT'S REALLY STRONG, IT'S BREATHABLE,
AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE SWADDLING A BABY.
YEAH, WE GET A LOT OF CALLS FOR 10-FOOT GATORS,
AND THEY END UP BEING 5-, 6-, 8-FOOT GATORS.
THIS IS LEGITIMATE. THIS IS 10 FEET.
EXTREMELY SCARY-LOOKING.
I'M EXTREMELY TIRED.
YEAH, I'M SURE.
SO, WHY DO YOU THINK THE GATOR WAS HANGING OUT AROUND HERE?
PROBABLY USED TO HAVE A LOT OF DUCKS AROUND HERE.
NO, THEY'VE ALL BEEN, I THINK, EATEN UP.
HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S BEEN EATING ALL THE DUCKS.
ALL RIGHT, YOUNG MAN, PUT HIM IN THE TRUCK,
AND WE'LL BE OUT OF HERE.
Jimmy: YOU KNOW, OVERALL, THIS ALLIGATOR IS VERY DANGEROUS
TO BE THIS CLOSE TO SOMEONE'S HOUSE,
SO I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE
TO GET THIS ALLIGATOR OUT SAFELY.
CLOSE IT UP.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
Jimmy: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
WELL, I THINK WE GOT HIM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
AWESOME. WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
Woman: HAVING TWO YOUNG KIDS IN OUR BACKYARD HERE,
RUNNING AROUND WITH OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS,
WE WERE JUST HAPPY THAT THESE GUYS CAME OUT HERE
AND TOOK CARE OF THE ALLIGATOR FOR US.
I REALLY LIKED THE ALLIGATOR, BUT HE WAS A BIG THREAT,
AND HE NEEDS A BETTER ENVIRONMENT.
Paul: AFTER WE CATCH AN ALLIGATOR,
WE BRING HIM BACK TO EVERGLADES HOLIDAY PARK.
IT'S KIND OF OUR HOME BASE.
AND WE'LL KEEP HIM THERE TILL WE FIND A ZOO, A SANCTUARY,
A PRESERVE TO DONATE HIM TO.
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.
THAT'S A CATCH POLE FOR ASHLEY.
NO, ASHLEY NEEDS THIS FOR A CATCH POLE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WHAT'S UP, BRO?
WHAT'S UP?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
LIKE SOMEBODY KILLED YOUR DOG OR SOMETHING.
EH, I GOT SOME BAD NEWS.
THINGS HAVE BEEN PRETTY TOUGH,
AND I NEED TO START MAKING SOME MONEY.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO ANYBODY
ABOUT BEING AN AIRBOAT CAPTAIN AT THE PARK?
WELL, I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR YEARS
TO BECOME AN AIRBOAT CAPTAIN HERE.
THEY TAKE MY APPLICATION,
BUT THEY PROBABLY JUST PUT IT ON THE BOTTOM
AND JUST FORGET ABOUT IT.
SO, THINKING ABOUT HEADING SOUTH TO, LIKE, MIAMI.
IF I GET A JOB DOWN THERE FULL TIME,
I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO BE HERE.
LET US MAKE SOME CALLS. DON'T TAKE A JOB IN MIAMI YET.
GIVE US ABOUT A WEEK,
AND LET US SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
ALL RIGHT.
THERE'S NOT MANY PAYING JOBS WORKING WITH ALLIGATORS
OR ANIMALS IN GENERAL HERE IN FLORIDA,
SO JIMMY AND I ARE GONNA HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING QUICK,
'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE ONE OF OUR BEST VOLUNTEERS.
THERE IS AN ESTIMATED POPULATION
OF MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION ALLIGATORS
SCATTERED THROUGHOUT ALL 67 OF FLORIDA'S COUNTIES.
I GOT A CALL FROM FWC ABOUT A GATOR
BEHIND THIS WOMAN'S HOUSE.
I'VE BEEN OUT HERE A FEW TIMES FOR THIS GATOR.
THIS GATOR, I'VE BEEN CHASING ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
WHERE EXACTLY IS THE ALLIGATOR?
CAN YOU SHOW ME WHERE IT WAS AT?
Paul: WHEN THERE'S A GATOR SWIMMING AROUND IN A CANAL
WHERE KIDS ARE PLAYING,
YOU REALLY NEED TO STEP IN AND GET THAT GATOR OUT OF THERE
BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT.
WE'VE BEEN SEEING IT OVER THERE A LOT, ACTUALLY,
LAYING OUT ON THAT BANK RIGHT THERE.
Woman: THE GATOR HAS BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS NOW,
AND I HAVE THREE KIDS, SO IT REALLY WORRIES ME.
IT'S BEEN LAYING OUT THERE EVERY DAY, TAKING THE SUN.
Paul: I'VE SEEN HIM THERE A FEW TIMES,
BUT WHEN I GET IN THE WATER, HE TAKES OFF.
YOU'RE THE WATER MAN, NOT ME.
YEAH, I KNOW.
I'M JUST HERE FOR MORAL SUPPORT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WHY DO YOU THINK HE KEEPS HANGING OUT?
IT'S COMFORTABLE OVER THERE.
I MEAN, NO ONE REALLY BOTHERS HIM
AS LONG AS YOU GUYS AREN'T GONNA THROW ROCKS AT HIM OR ANYTHING.
SO, HE OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T LIKE ME,
'CAUSE EVERY TIME I GET NEAR HIM, HE RUNS.
I'M HOPING HE'S SITTING RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S THE ONLY SHOT I GOT,
'CAUSE IF HE SEES ME, HE JUST GOES.
Woman: RIGHT.
WHATEVER. I'LL HOP IN AGAIN. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
THANK YOU.
GOOD LUCK.
YEP.
I'VE PROBABLY BEEN OUT HERE EVERY OTHER DAY
FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
THEY USUALLY DON'T STAY ON THE SURFACE LIKE THAT,
BUT HE DOES.
HE GETS ON THE SURFACE AND JUST RUNS.
WHEN SHE SAID SHE SAW HIM AGAIN TODAY,
I FIGURED WE'D GIVE IT ANOTHER SHOT.
IT'S A REALLY SCARY FEELING TO SEE THE GATORS SWIMMING BY.
THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE AFRAID OF US WHEN WE'RE OUT HERE.
Woman #2: PAUL'S BEEN COMING BACK AND FORTH QUITE A FEW TIMES
AND COULDN'T CATCH THE ALLIGATOR.
Paul: THIS CANAL IS HUGE. HE COULD BE HIDING ANYWHERE.
IT'S AN OVERCAST DAY, BUT WHEN I WAS IN THE WATER,
I GOT LIKE 5 OR 10 SECONDS OF SUNLIGHT,
AND IT KIND OF LIT HIM UP.
I WAS ABLE TO SEE HIM IN THE GRASS.
OTHERWISE, I MIGHT HAVE SWAM RIGHT BY HIM.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLING ]
WHEN I NOOSED HIM UP IN THE GRASS,
HE KIND OF TOOK OFF, AND HE WENT TO THE BOTTOM.
THIS CANAL HAS GOT A BANK.
IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 30 FEET IN THE MIDDLE.
SO, I WAS TRYING TO PULL HIM UP ON LAND THE WHOLE TIME.
HE WAS PULLING ME THE OTHER WAY.
Scott: I CAN SEE PAUL GOING UNDERWATER,
AND THEN HE'S SWIMMING, BUT HE'S NOT MAKING PROGRESS.
HE'S PADDLING AS FAST AS HE CAN, BUT HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
Paul: USUALLY AN 8-FOOTER, I CAN EVEN OVERPOWER
FOR A LITTLE BIT, MAKE SOME PROGRESS.
THIS THING WAS DRAGGING ME AROUND LIKE A RAG DOLL.
Paul: I GOT A CALL FROM FWC ABOUT A GATOR
BEHIND THIS WOMAN'S HOUSE.
THIS GATOR, I'VE BEEN CHASING ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
WHEN I NOOSED HIM UP IN THE GRASS,
HE KIND OF TOOK OFF, AND HE WENT TO THE BOTTOM.
Scott: I CAN SEE PAUL GOING UNDERWATER,
AND THEN HE'S SWIMMING, BUT HE'S NOT MAKING PROGRESS.
HE'S PADDLING AS FAST AS HE CAN, BUT HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
USUALLY AN 8-FOOTER, I CAN EVEN OVERPOWER
FOR A LITTLE BIT, MAKE SOME PROGRESS.
THIS THING WAS DRAGGING ME AROUND LIKE A RAG DOLL.
HE'S NASTY.
[ GRUNTING ]
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLING ]
Scott: SO, I TRY TO BE A NICE GUY,
AND I TRY TO MEET HIM HALFWAY OUT THERE
AND GIVE HIM A HAND TO PULL HIM UP.
SOMEBODY GET THESE ROCKS OUT OF HERE.
THIS IS A GOOD SPOT TO BRING HIM UP.
AS WE WERE PULLING HIM OUT,
THERE'S A LOT OF WEEDS AND ROCKS,
AND THERE'S A LEDGE UNDERNEATH IN THE WATER.
AND ONCE THEY EITHER GRAB ON TO SOMETHING
OR WEDGE THEMSELVES UNDERNEATH SOMETHING,
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE NOT GETTING THEM OUT.
BUT SOMEHOW WE WERE ABLE TO PULL HIM UP.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLING ]
UP HERE, UP HERE.
Paul: YOU KNOW, I'M TIRED FROM SWIMMING AROUND,
CHASING THIS THING, HOLDING MY BREATH
FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE WERE OUT THERE.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSES ]
ALL RIGHT, SCOTT, WORK HIM.
GO FOR THE BACK.
Scott: WE FINALLY GOT HIM ON LAND,
AND I FIGURED HE WOULD'VE BEEN WORE OUT AND DEAD,
BUT HE WAS READY TO ROCK 'N' ROLL STILL.
HE WAS SPINNING AND ROLLING AND POPPING HIS JAWS,
DRAWING BLOOD -- HE WAS DOING GOOD.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
GOT HIM? ALL RIGHT.
Paul: THIS IS ONE OF THE CATCHES THAT TOOK A LONG TIME,
AND I'M GLAD TO FINALLY GET HIM AND GET OUT OF HERE.
HE'S A GOOD BOY.
SCOTT CARES LEGITIMATELY ABOUT THE ALLIGATORS.
HE'S ACCUMULATED A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEM AND THEIR BEHAVIORS.
[ LAUGHS ]
NOW, THAT'S A GOOD DAY.
Woman #2: SCOTT, HE GOT A WHACK FROM THE GATOR
HE WASN'T EXPECTING.
YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]
I HATE ALLIGATORS.
[ SLOW-MOTION GROAN ]
Woman #2: THE ALLIGATOR'S TAIL TURNED AROUND AND WHACKED HIM
RIGHT BETWEEN THE LEGS.
HE GOT HURT, AND I FELT SO BAD.
BUT THEN WHEN I SEEN HIM GET UP, THEN I SAW HE WAS FINE.
I GUESS THEY'RE USED TO IT, YOU KNOW?
ALL RIGHT. BYE.
WE ARE GONNA MISS YOU, PAUL.
PAUL IS AMAZING.
HE IS AN AMAZING GUY,
AND NOBODY COULD'VE DID THIS BUT THE GATOR BOYS.
SAY THANK YOU TO PAUL.
SEE YOU LATER, GUYS.
BYE!
BYE!
SO GLAD THAT THEY COULD COME OUT HERE
AND GET THE ALLIGATOR OUT OF HERE SAFELY
AND MY CHILDREN ARE SAFE TO PLAY OUTSIDE.
[ BABY BABBLES ]
BYE, PAUL!
SO, PAUL SAID YOU WANTED
TO HAVE A WORD WITH ME ABOUT SOMETHING.
BECOME AN AIRBOAT CAPTAIN.
Tre: I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DID IT,
BUT JIMMY AND PAUL SCORED ME THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DRIVE THESE AIRBOATS.
GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, YOUR EXPERIENCE.
WHAT -- MISSISSIPPI, I HEARD, A COUPLE MONTHS?
MISSISSIPPI. I DROVE AIRBOATS UP THERE.
JUST DID TOURS, ECO-TOURS, UP THERE.
TOOK PEOPLE OUT. HAD A LOT OF FUN.
ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY OCCUR?
ANY MISHAPS?
RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT!
WHOA!
WELL, WELL, WELL.
PUSH. PUSH!
USE YOUR LEVERAGE.
LOOK. PULL. LOOK.
GRAB HER LIKE YOU GRAB AN ALLIGATOR.
YANK THAT SUCKER.
HARDER.
I GOT THE BOAT STUCK.
YOU GOT STUCK?
A FEW TIMES.
Tre: MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE ANSWERED RICK'S QUESTION SO HONESTLY.
I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD HIM
ABOUT GETTING THE BOAT STUCK.
I KNOW RICK IS SKEPTICAL OF ME,
BUT I'M SURE HE'S GONNA BE IMPRESSED
ONCE WE GET ON THE WATER.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER, TRE. NICE MEETING YOU.
Jimmy: WE MEET WITH THE VOLUNTEERS EVERY WEEK
TO SEE WHAT HAS TO BE DONE,
AND MAINTENANCE IS ALWAYS A HIGH PRIORITY.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST NO WAY
WE CAN PUT ANY OF THE GATORS IN THESE PENS IN THE BACK
BECAUSE THEY'RE TRASH, YOU KNOW,
AND WE HAVE TO GET THEM FIXED.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE'RE GONNA ACTUALLY REHAB
ALL THE GATOR PENS IN THE BACK.
NICE.
BAD NEWS IS WE HAVE TO HEAD OUT
ON A BUNCH OF GATOR CALLS,
SO YOU GUYS GET TO START THAT PROJECT.
Tre: CLEANING THESE PENS IS THE NASTIEST JOB HERE
AT EVERGLADES HOLIDAY PARK.
JUST CLEAN OUT THE LINERS, GET ALL THE STUFF OUT OF THERE,
AND THEN I GOT A GUY COMING. HE'S GONNA HELP ME.
WE'RE GONNA RELINE THEM
AND MAKE THEM READY TO GO IN A FEW DAYS.
Ashley: IT'S FUNNY, 'CAUSE I JUST DROVE PAST THE DUMP
ON THE WAY OVER HERE,
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT IT SMELLED LIKE.
DISGUSTING LIKE A GARBAGE DUMP.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET AT IT.
WE'LL CHECK BACK ON YOU GUYS AS SOON AS WE'RE DONE, OKAY?
WE GOT A FAX FROM FWC ABOUT A GATOR.
PAUL AND I ROLLED OVER HERE AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD.
WHEN WE ACTUALLY GOT TO THE HOUSE,
THE HOMEOWNER WAS WORKING IN HIS BOAT.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
Man: ALL RIGHT. I'M GLAD YOU SHOWED UP.
I WAS OUT HERE, WORKING ON THE BOAT,
AND I CAUGHT THE TAIL END OF A GATOR
GETTING IN THE POND THERE.
REALLY?
MUST BE 8, 9 FEET LONG.
NO. IN THERE?
YEAH.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S NOT 8, 9 FEET LONG LIKE THAT?
NO, I KNOW WHAT 8 OR 9 FEET.
I CATCH FISH THAT BIG.
POND'S 8 OR 9 FEET LONG.
I KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE HECK HE CAME FROM.
MUST COME FROM ONE OF THE BIG CANALS DOWN HERE.
OKAY.
HOW DEEP IS THAT?
ABOUT 3 1/2 FEET.
SO, YOU JUST SAW HIM, THOUGH, SO HE'S --
HE'S DEFINITELY IN THERE.
HE'S DEFINITELY STILL IN THERE.
I HAVEN'T LEFT THIS SPOT.
OKAY.
I MESS AROUND WITH BARRACUDA AND SHARKS,
BUT I DON'T MESS AROUND WITH GATORS.
HE'S RIGHT THERE. LOOK.
LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.
THAT'S WHERE HE'S AT.
OKAY. I BELIEVE YOU.
SOMETHING'S IN THERE FOR SURE.
WOW.
WOW.
IF THAT'S THAT DEEP OF HYDRILLA,
GATOR'S THAT BIG, HE'S -- YOU'RE NEVER GONNA SEE HIM.
GATORS ARE GEARED REALLY WELL TO BLEND IN.
THEY WILL GO HIDE IN THE DEEP HYDRILLA.
THEY'RE VERY WELL CAMOUFLAGED IN THE WATER,
SO IT BECOMES REALLY DANGEROUS.
DO YOU HAVE, LIKE, A LONG STICK
OR ANYTHING I CAN USE
SO I CAN POKE AROUND A LITTLE BIT?
YEAH, I GOT SOME OF THESE EXTRA FURRING STRIPS
FOR THE TOMATO PLANTS.
OKAY. OH, YEAH, THAT'S AWESOME.
LET'S POKE AROUND.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH.
THE MORE WE POKE HIM, ESPECIALLY BEING IN HERE,
A LOT OF BUBBLES WILL TRAIL,
SO WE'LL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO KIND OF KNOW WHERE HE'S AT.
WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING IT AND NOT ME.
HERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.
YEAH, THIS -- THE ONLY THING I USE THIS FOR IS
AN EXTENSION OF MY ARM.
THIS HEALS A LOT FASTER THAN MY HAND WOULD.
[ LAUGHS ]
Paul: WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BRING HIM UP.
I NEED A HOOK THAT'S NOT A HOOK --
SOMETHING WE CAN GET UNDERNEATH HIS JAW OR HIS LEG
AND JUST LIFT HIM UP.
THAT'S GONNA BE THE ONLY WAY TO GET HIM.
YOU WANT ME TO BEND A PIECE OF 1/2-INCH PIPE?
YEAH.
YEAH, I CAN DO THAT.
YEAH?
Jimmy: I DECIDED JUST TO GO IN AND GET STARTED.
AND AT FIRST, WHEN I STARTED GOING,
IT WASN'T TOO DEEP UNTIL I CAME OFF THE LEDGE,
AND I SANK TO ABOUT MY CHEST.
IT WAS JUST REAL THICK, HARD TO WALK THROUGH.
YOU KNOW, I COULD BARELY MOVE.
HEY, PAUL, THIS ISN'T A LAND CATCH,
JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT.
THIS IS DEFINITELY MORE OF A WATER CATCH,
'CAUSE, DUDE, I AM TO MY NECK ALMOST.
BUT YOU'RE STIRRING UP ALL THE LAND ON THE BOTTOM.
HEY. RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
I KNOW! THAT'S WHERE I'M HEADED.
BUT IT'S NOT EASY.
WELL, THERE'S NO REASON
FOR BOTH OF US TO GET WET, ACTUALLY.
DUDE, GET YOUR BUTT IN HERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
Man: I'M A RETIRED ELECTRICIAN,
SO HE NEEDED SOMETHING TO CLEAN SOME OF THAT GRASS OUT,
SO I MADE HIM A SHEPHERD'S POLE
OUT OF SOME 1/2-INCH EMT PIPE.
HOW ABOUT THIS?
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
GIVE THAT TO ME.
NO WAY, DUDE.
HE OFFERED IT TO ME. OH, YEAH.
I CAN DO THIS RIGHT FROM LAND.
JUST SO YOU KNOW,
IF HE COMES UP AND BEELINES AT ME,
I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE.
THAT'S THE BEST THING.
Jimmy: I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS.
NOW I'M UP TO MY NECK IN THE WATER.
THIS WATER IS JET BLACK. THERE'S MUD.
I'M SINKING IN THE MUD.
I MEAN, THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST DANGEROUS SITUATION
YOU CAN HAVE.
ANYTIME YOU WANT TO COME IN.
LISTEN, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BE OUT HERE, DOING THIS.
IF YOU DIDN'T JUMP THE GUN AND HOP IN THERE BY YOURSELF --
I JUST THOUGHT YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY.
I WAS.
I KNEW YOU GUYS WERE GONNA COME AND TRY TO CATCH THIS GATOR,
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GONNA CLEAN MY POND OUT, TOO.
OH, YEAH, WE DO IT ALL.
WE SUPPLY ALL SERVICES.
I'LL SEND YOU A BILL.
I JUST HIT HIM.
FOR REAL?
YEP.
JUST RIGHT IN THIS AREA.
NOW, YOU TAKE ANOTHER COUPLE STEPS,
YOU'RE GONNA FALL IN.
HE WAS RIGHT HERE IN FRONT.
RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE.
YEP.
OH, OH, OH!
BIT MY STICK.
REALLY?
YEP. HE BIT IT.
IT'S ACTUALLY IN HIS MOUTH, I THINK, RIGHT NOW.
HIS HEAD IS RIGHT HERE.
TAKE THIS.
RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT HERE. LITERALLY RIGHT HERE.
HEAD? TAIL?
HEAD.
Jimmy: THIS GATOR COULD BITE EITHER ONE OF US AT ANY SECOND,
AND NEITHER ONE OF US WOULD SEE IT COMING.
THAT'S HIS HEAD. THAT'S HIS HEAD RIGHT THERE.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLS ]
THIS IS AN AMERICAN ALLIGATOR.
HOW MANY TIMES A YEAR DO AMERICAN ALLIGATORS BREED?
IS THE ANSWER, "A," ONCE, "B," TWICE,
OR, "C," FOUR TIMES A YEAR?
FIND OUT WHEN "GATOR BOYS" RETURNS.
SO, HOW MANY TIMES A YEAR DO AMERICAN ALLIGATORS BREED?
THE ANSWER IS, "A," ONCE.
BREEDING USUALLY TAKES PLACE AT NIGHT AND IN SHALLOW WATER.
NOW BACK TO "GATOR BOYS."
Jimmy: WE GOT A CALL ABOUT AN ALLIGATOR BEING IN SOMEONE'S BACKYARD.
THE HOMEOWNER WAS WORKING IN HIS BOAT.
HE CAUGHT THE REAR END OF AN ALLIGATOR
GOING INTO HIS LITTLE POND.
I JUST HIT HIM.
FOR REAL?
YEP.
JUST RIGHT IN THIS AREA.
THIS GATOR COULD BITE EITHER ONE OF US AT ANY SECOND,
AND NEITHER ONE OF US WOULD SEE IT COMING.
THAT'S HIS HEAD. THAT'S HIS HEAD RIGHT THERE.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLS ]
GOT HIM?
I'M WORKING ON IT.
IT'S DEEP MUD.
I GOT THE PIPE ON HIS NECK.
I DON'T WANT TO LET IT GO.
PULL THAT TIGHT. YEAH, PULL ME.
THERE YOU GO.
GRAB THAT PIPE. KEEP IT NICE AND TIGHT.
LET ME COME OUT.
ALL RIGHT.
Paul: SO, WE WERE ABLE TO GET HIM OVER THE SIDE.
HE CAN'T SEE ANYTHING
WITH THAT HYDRILLA COVERING HIS EYES.
HE WAS ABLE TO GET IN, GRAB THE TAIL,
PULLED HIM RIGHT OUT, AND THEN IT WAS ON.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLS, HISSES ]
WHOO!
Man: TOLD YOU HE WAS 8 FEET LONG.
Jimmy: YOU KNOW, HE WAS STILL COVERED IN HYDRILLA, YOU KNOW,
BUT HE WAS STILL ABLE TO SPIN AND JUMP
AND TRY TO BITE.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLING ]
GETTING READY.
TAPE THAT.
WELL, THANKS FOR GETTING THAT GATOR OUT OF MY POND.
APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU FOR THE HELP.
I MEAN, THIS THING WAS A LIFESAVER.
THIS SAVED US PROBABLY AN HOUR.
IT ONLY TOOK ME TWO SECONDS TO BEND IT UP FOR YOU.
YEAH.
THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE YOU CALLING THE HOTLINE
AND NOT DEALING IT WITH YOURSELF.
I'LL MESS WITH THE SHARKS AND THE BARRACUDAS.
YOU GUYS MESS WITH THE GATORS.
THAT'S A DEAL.
OKAY?
[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH THIS THING?
TAKE IT AND PUT IT IN YOUR TRUCK.
YEAH?
IT'S YOURS.
COOL. COME IN HANDY.
YOU KNOW, OVERALL, THE CATCH WENT REAL WELL.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE GLAD WE GOT HIM OUT OF THERE.
THE HOMEOWNER CAN GO BACK TO WORKING ON HIS BOAT
AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE GATOR IN THE POND.
YOU KNOW, AND THE GATOR IS GONNA GO BACK
TO EVERGLADES HOLIDAY PARK.
JOB WELL DONE. PIECE OF CAKE.
Man: IT'S AMAZING HOW THEY WENT IN WITH NOTHING ON,
ESPECIALLY JIMMY.
HE HAD NO WET SUIT ON.
I'D BE SCARED TO DEATH THAT HE'D TAKE A BITE OUT OF ME.
Jimmy: HEY, HEY, HEY!
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
DUDE, HE GAVE YOU THAT POLE?
HE GAVE ME THAT STICK.
I'M NOT LEAVING THAT HERE. I NEED THAT THING.
SORRY, DUDE.
Paul: YOU'RE GOING FOR A STICK?
YES.
HURRY UP!
[ LAUGHS ]
COME ON, DUDE.
THANKS AGAIN!
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU CAN DRY OFF A LITTLE BIT.
I NEED MY STICK!
YEAH, DRY OFF A LITTLE BIT FIRST.
Paul: WE NEED TO MAKE SURE OUR HOLDING PENS ARE MAINTAINED
AND PROVIDE A GOOD, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR THE ALLIGATORS,
AND MY CREW HAD TO GO RIGHT TO WORK.
I CALL THIS CAGE.
I CALL THIS ONE.
I WILL GET THIS ONE.
MMM! THAT SMELLS GOOD!
THAT'S FRICKIN' SICK.
OH, ROTTEN CHICKEN.
SCOTT, ARE YOU HUNGRY?
[ GAGS ] THAT'S SICK.
OH!
OH!
MY BAD.
EWWWWW!
AAH!
IT'S LIKE A WORM.
IT IS A WORM.
Kayla: I DON'T THINK I'VE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING MORE DISGUSTING
THAN CLEANING OUT THESE GATOR PENS.
SMELLS LIKE PAUL'S SPANDEX.
IT'S A GOOD THING I DIDN'T TAKE A SHOWER THIS MORNING.
THAT'S A GIANT COCKROACH.
EW! IT TOUCHED ME!
I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH THAT ONE.
IT'S LIKE HOT VOMIT THAT'S JUST BEEN SITTING OUT IN THE SUN.
YEP. THERE IT IS. OKAY.
IMMEDIATE GAG REFLEX.
IT'S LIKE SOMEONE JUST PUNCHED YOU IN THE FACE
WITH GARBAGE.
PULL! RIP!
HA HA! WE GOT OURS OUT BEFORE YOU.
THAT'S 'CAUSE WE'RE PROFESSIONALS.
PROFESSIONAL GOOFBALLS.
NOW I NEED A TETANUS SHOT. AWESOME.
ALL RIGHT, TRE, YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING
YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS BOAT.
Tre: THERE'S JUST NOT A LOT OF JOBS FOR ANIMAL HANDLERS
HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
SINCE I'VE BEEN BACK FROM MISSISSIPPI,
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS.
YOU GOT YOUR WOODEN PROPS MADE OUT OF BIRCH.
STRAIGHT TO THE FLYWHEEL,
WHICH ARE 1972 CADILLACS, 500 SERIES.
EACH ENGINE HAS 350 HORSEPOWER,
SO YOU HAVE A COMBINED 700 HORSEPOWER ON THIS BOAT.
KNOWING THE BOAT'S ONE THING.
DRIVING HER IS A DIFFERENT STORY.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.
GO AHEAD AND GET ON THE BACK -- QUICK.
YOU DON'T WANT THAT BOAT LEAVING BEFORE YOU GET ON.
ALL RIGHT.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
NOW, COME ON OVER HERE.
I WANT YOU TO TAKE US OUT THERE,
AND I WANT YOU TO GO NICE AND EASY.
NICE AND EASY. DON'T GET STUCK.
GOT IT?
GOT IT.
THIS IS IT -- THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
I KNOW I CAN DO IT.
I JUST GOT TO PROVE IT TO RICK.
THE WAY AN AIRBOAT WORKS,
IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN A REGULAR BOAT.
THE ENGINE'S UP RIGHT BEHIND YOU,
AND INSTEAD OF A PROP UNDERWATER,
YOU GOT AN AIRPLANE PROPELLER BEHIND YOUR BACK, GOING FAST.
SO IT ACTUALLY USES THE WIND
AND PUSHES THAT BOAT ACROSS THE WATER.
JUST WHEN I WAS GETTING COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS BOAT...
EASY! WATCH OUT, TRE.
...BAM! I GOT THE BOAT STUCK...
IT'S NOT HOW I WANTED TO SPEND MY DAY.
...AND I CAN TELL RICK ISN'T TOO HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
Tre: JUST WHEN I WAS GETTING COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS BOAT...
Rick: EASY! WATCH OUT, TRE.
...BAM!
I GOT THE BOAT STUCK,
AND I CAN TELL RICK ISN'T TOO HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
[ SIGHS ] ALL RIGHT, TRE.
WHAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I SAID
I DIDN'T WANT HAPPENING OUT HERE?
YOU SAID DON'T GET STUCK.
CAN YOU TELL ME THE CURRENT CONDITION
OF OUR IMMEDIATE STATUS OUT HERE?
WE'RE STUCK.
I WAS THE ONE WHO GOT IT STUCK,
AND I HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO GET MYSELF UNSTUCK.
HEY, HEY, JIMMY, JIMMY.
HEY.
YEAH, DUDE, I WAS ON THE AIRBOAT RIDE,
ON MY FIRST RIDE OUT HERE, AND I...
I GOT THE BOAT STUCK.
YEAH. CAN YOU COME?
THANK YOU.
BYE.
IS HE AT THE PARK NOW?
HE'S AT THE PARK.
HE'S GOING THERE NOW.
IT'S NOT HOW I WANTED TO SPEND MY DAY.
YOU GUYS CALL A TOW TRUCK?
YEAH.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SWAMP?
YEAH.
I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS JOB IS TO TRE.
I'M JUST HOPING WITH HIM GETTING THE BOAT STUCK,
THIS DOESN'T MESS UP HIS CHANCES.
PUT IT THROUGH THE LOOP.
THAT'S GOOD. YOU GUYS READY?
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!
THERE WE GO.
THANKS, JIMMY. I OWE YOU ONE -- AGAIN.
WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS BACK AT THE DOCK.
DON'T GET STUCK AGAIN.
THANKS, GUYS.
I BLEW IT.
I DID EXACTLY WHAT RICK TOLD ME NOT TO DO.
I'M PRETTY SURE I'M NOT GONNA GET THE JOB.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS, BEEPS ]
TALK TO ME.
KAYLA: Hey, Paul, I got another FWC fax in.
IT'S IN SOME GUY'S KOI POND.
HE NEEDS IT TAKEN OUT.
TEXT ME THE ADDRESS, AND WE'LL HEAD OVER THERE.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEND IT TO YOU.
OKAY.
Paul: HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD.
HE'S DOWN THERE IN THAT POND.
YOU CAN DRIVE RIGHT DOWN.
ALL RIGHT.
I GUESS THE GUY HAD HAD EXPERIENCES IN THE PAST
WITH ALLIGATORS COMING IN AND EATING HIS FISH.
SO, HE'S OVER HERE.
A BIG ONE.
Paul: IT'S NOT BAD.
HOW BIG DO YOU THINK THAT IS?
HE'S PROBABLY 8 FEET.
WE HAD ONE IN HERE BEFORE.
ATE ALL YOUR KOI?
YEAH.
A BUNCH OF BIG KOI?
YEAH.
WE HAD LIKE 15. THEY WERE LIKE 27 INCHES.
WOW.
HONESTLY, I GET GATORS OUT OF THESE CANALS ALL THE TIME.
Woman: CAREFUL WITH THE MUD. IT, LIKE, SUCKS YOUR LEGS IN.
YOU KNOW, JIMMY'S GOT FRED FLINTSTONE FEET.
HE CAN WALK ON A PILE OF NAILS. DOESN'T BOTHER HIM.
I WENT IN THERE, AND I COULD FEEL,
UNDER THAT SEDIMENT THIS REAL SHARP CORAL ROCK,
AND I'M THINKING, "MAN, ALL I NEED TO DO IS
"SMASH MY TOE AND NOT BE ABLE TO RUN FOR A WEEK,
AND I'LL BE REALLY UPSET WITH THIS ALLIGATOR."
LET'S JUST SEE IF I CAN GRAB HIM BY THE TAIL
AND GET UP ON LAND AND MAKE THIS NOT SO MESSY.
I'M DOWN.
Man: THAT THING'S HUGE.
I THOUGHT, "LET ME TRY TO GET HIM BY THE TAIL."
MAYBE WE CAN DRAG HIM UP THE BANK
IF WE GO REAL GENTLE.
HE HAS THE BRAKES ON.
JUST REAL SLOW.
AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT MAKING ANY QUICK MOVEMENTS...
Paul: I GOT A CALL FROM FWC
ABOUT AN ALLIGATOR IN A SMALL POND BEHIND A HOUSE,
AND I GUESS THE GUY HAD HAD EXPERIENCES IN THE PAST
WITH ALLIGATORS COMING IN AND EATING HIS FISH.
Man: THAT THING'S HUGE.
Jimmy: YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GOT HERE
AND WE ACTUALLY GOT INTO THE POND,
THE GATOR WAS, YOU KNOW, AT FIRST, ACTING VERY MELLOW.
HE HAS THE BRAKES ON.
JUST REAL SLOW.
PAUL GRABBED HIM BY THE TAIL.
AT FIRST, IT SEEMED LIKE HE WAS GONNA LET PAUL PULL HIM.
YEAH, THAT'S OVER.
LET'S JUST DO THIS.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLS ]
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
SO, WE KIND OF PLAYED A LITTLE GAME OF...
MUDDING EACH OTHER.
YEAH, JUST GETTING EACH OTHER MUDDED UP.
BUT, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE DOING A CHORE IN THE PROCESS,
WHICH IS TIRING THE ALLIGATOR OUT
SO WE CAN JUMP HIM AND GET HIM OUT OF THERE.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
LET ME SPIN HIM AT YOU.
Paul: WHEN A GATOR GOES INTO A DEATH ROLL,
HE DOES IT TO KILL, DISMEMBER PREY,
GRAB A LEG, SPIN, RIP IT OFF, SWALLOW IT WHOLE.
ALSO DOES IT IN SELF-DEFENSE.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSES, GROWLS ]
Jimmy: YOU KNOW, THIS MUD WAS LIKE A SUCTION CUP.
I MEAN, IT JUST HELD YOU WHERE YOU WERE,
HELD YOU IN PLACE.
AND WHEN YOU GOT AN 8-FOOT ALLIGATOR
SPINNING AT YOU, YOU KNOW, SHOWING ALL 80 TEETH,
AND YOU CAN'T MOVE OUT OF THE WAY,
YOU'RE GONNA GET HURT.
Woman: I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY TACKLE A WILD ALLIGATOR BEFORE.
HOT GATOR.
WHOO!
INCREDIBLE.
THAT WAS CRAZY.
I MEAN, THERE WAS MUD FLYING.
THAT THING WAS SPINNING AROUND, HISSING.
THAT SCARED ME. I STEPPED BACK WHEN IT STARTED HISSING.
I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST THEY CAN MOVE AND GET OUT OF A POND,
BUT THAT WAS KIND OF CRAZY.
PERFECT.
YOU KNOW, THE ALLIGATOR WAS ACTIVE,
BUT NO ONE GOT HURT.
STILL GET A KISS. HE'S A GOOD BOY.
WE TIRED THE ALLIGATOR OUT A LITTLE BIT
JUST SO WHEN HE'S TRANSPORTED BACK TO EVERGLADES HOLIDAY PARK,
HE AIN'T GONNA *** HIMSELF UP IN THE TRUCK.
THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU, GUYS, SO MUCH.
YEAH. WE APPRECIATE IT.
HAVE A GOOD ONE.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS.
HEY, TAKE A BATH.
OKAY. [ CHUCKLES ]
[ PEACOCK SQUAWKS ]
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLS ]
HEY, WHAT'S UP, RICK?
HEY, PAUL, HOW'S IT GOING?
GOOD. HOW YOU BEEN?
GOOD, GOOD.
Paul: I TALKED TO RICK AFTER TRE GOT THE AIRBOAT STUCK.
I TOLD HIM, "HEY, THIS IS JUST A ONE-TIME THING.
IT WAS A LITTLE MISTAKE."
I JUST WANT TO GIVE THE KID A CHANCE.
TWIN-ENGINE AIRBOATS ARE MUCH DIFFERENT, PAUL,
THAN THE SINGLES.
YEAH. I MEAN, I JUST WANT TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE.
IF HE CAN'T HANDLE THE AIRBOAT, THEN, HEY,
HE HAD HIS SHOT, AND HE CAN'T DO IT.
OKAY.
I JUST WANT TO GET HIM THE CHANCE.
BUT HE'S -- HE WORKS FOR ME FOR FREE,
AND HE SHOWS UP EVERY DAY.
ALL VOLUNTEERS. I UNDERSTAND THAT.
ALL VOLUNTEERS, AND HE'S NEVER LATE.
SO, IF HE'S GETTING PAID...
HE'S VERY DEPENDABLE, IN OTHER WORDS.
EXTREMELY RELIABLE, GOOD WITH THE PUBLIC,
AND HAS AIRBOAT EXPERIENCE.
OKAY.
WELL, I WANT TO TALK TO HIM,
BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE -- LOOKING IN HIS EYES --
YOU KNOW, IF HE'S SERIOUS.
IS HE GONNA BE COMMITTED OR NOT?
SO, THAT SOUND GOOD?
YEAH, IT'S ALL I CAN ASK FOR.
OKAY, MAN. LATER, MAN.
ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE IT.
AND I KIND OF TALKED HIM INTO GIVING HIM A SECOND CHANCE.
I KNOW TRE IS GONNA DO A GREAT JOB.
YOU GUYS DONE?
FOR THE MOST PART.
Kayla: YEAH. ALMOST.
YEAH, THAT'S ALL WE REALLY NEED.
Jimmy: WHAT A HUGE DIFFERENCE THESE CAGES ARE
FROM THE LAST TIME I SAW THEM.
HAVING CLEAN PENS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, THIS IS MY BUDDY WAYNE.
THIS IS ROY.
THEY'RE GONNA PUT THESE LINERS IN THESE PENS
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THE TARPS AND STUFF WEARING OUT.
IF THEY NEED ANYTHING,
JUST WHATEVER THEY NEED, GIVE IT TO THEM.
WE'LL GET THESE THINGS BANGED OUT
AND GET THE GATES FIXED UP AND BE READY TO GO.
ALL RIGHT? ALL RIGHT.
WE USED TO HAVE JUST BASIC, PLASTIC TARPS IN THERE,
AND A GATOR CAN SCRATCH THROUGH IT IN TWO SECONDS.
THIS IS HEAVY-DUTY ROOFING RUBBER.
IT'S MADE TO WITHSTAND PEOPLE WALKING AROUND ON IT
AND YEARS AND YEARS OF ABUSE,
SO IT SHOULD HOLD UP MUCH BETTER THAN THE TARPS WE WERE USING.
THAT'S AWESOME, DUDE.
FILLING HER UP.
THIS WILL HELP THE GATORS
BECAUSE IF A GATOR SCRATCHES THROUGH ONE OF THOSE LINERS
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT,
HE'S HIGH AND DRY THE NEXT MORNING.
AND IF IT'S A COLD NIGHT, HE WANTS TO BE UNDERWATER.
LOOKS GOOD, MAN.
YEAH, YOUR GUYS DID A GOOD JOB PUTTING THEM IN.
THEY'RE A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE,
BUT IN THE LONG RUN, WE'LL SAVE MONEY,
'CAUSE I WAS BUYING TARPS FOR OCTOGATOR EVERY TWO WEEKS.
RIGHT.
IN SIX MONTHS, IT'LL ALL PAY FOR ITSELF.
NO MORE TARPS? HOORAY!
NO MORE TARPS.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLS ]
Jimmy: WE GOT A PERMIT FROM FWC FOR A GATOR.
YOU CALL ABOUT A GATOR?
YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.
HOW YOU DOING?
HOW YOU DOING? JIMMY.
PLEASURE. NICE TO MEET YOU.
THIS IS SCOTT AND TRE.
SCOTT, NICE TO MEET YOU.
HOW YOU DOING?
YOU KNOW, YOU SAID YOU HAVE A GATOR PROBLEM?
YEAH, I JUST GOT HOME FROM WORK.
I'M WATERING MY BACKYARD.
I LEFT THE GATE OPEN ON THE CANAL,
AND NEXT THING I KNOW IS THERE'S A GATOR BACK THERE.
I HAVE CHICKENS, DOGS.
HE'S IN THE BACKYARD NOW?
YES, SIR.
DO YOU WANT TO SHOW US WHERE HE'S AT?
YEAH. RIGHT THIS WAY.
RIGHT BACK HERE, GUYS.
OH, HE'S MOVING.
EASY, BIG GUY. SCOTT, GET HIM BY THE TAIL.
HE WANTS TO GET BACK IN THIS WATER.
THIS GATOR, HE'S ACTUALLY WALKING.
HE'S SLIDING DOWN THE HILL.
WE'RE DOING THE MOST DANGEROUS THING YOU CAN POSSIBLY DO.
Tre: WHAT WE HAD TO DO IS WE HAD TO PUT OURSELVES
BETWEEN HIM AND THAT WATER.
YOU WEREN'T JOKING WHEN YOU SAID YOU LEFT THE HOSE RUNNING.
YEAH. SORRY ABOUT THAT, GUYS.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
JUST MAKES IT A LITTLE MORE SLIPPERY FOR US.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSES ]
WHOO!
YOU KNOW, ONCE WE PULLED HIM BY THE TAIL A COUPLE TIMES
AND THEN GRABBED HIS MOUTH, HE WENT NUTS.
HE IS STRONG.
HE WASN'T REALLY A JUMPER BUT JUST VERY STRONG.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLS ]
Jimmy: WE GOT A PERMIT FROM FWC
ABOUT AN ALLIGATOR BEING IN SOMEONE'S BACKYARD.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSES ]
Tre: WHILE WE'RE WORKING THIS GATOR, IT'S ALL SOAKING WET,
SO THE GRASS AND THE MUD IS REAL SLIPPERY.
Scott: GOLLY!
HE JUST WANTS TO GET BACK TO THAT WATER, MAN.
SERIOUSLY.
Jimmy: WATCH HIM, TRE. HE'S STRONG.
Jimmy: AND THAT GATOR, HE DOESN'T WANT ANY PART OF US.
HE WANTS TO GET BACK INTO THE WATER.
HE WANTS TO GET AWAY.
WATCH HIM, TRE.
SO, WHAT WE HAD TO DO IS
WE HAD TO PUT OURSELVES BETWEEN HIM AND THAT WATER.
[ ALLIGATOR HISSING ]
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLS ]
JUST JUMP HIM, TRE. JUMP HIM.
[ ALLIGATOR GROWLS ]
GOOD?
DUDE, HE WORE ME OUT.
HE'S A STRONG GATOR.
DEFINITELY A STRONG SHAKER.
DUDE.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET SOME TAPE ON HIM.
WELL, THANKS FOR MAKING YOUR BACKYARD MUDDY.
THANK YOU FOR TAMING THE GATOR FOR ME,
GETTING HIM OUT OF HERE.
I FIGURE, YOU KNOW,
SINCE YOU HAVE CHICKENS AND THE DOG...
I'M ALMOST RINGING A DINNER BELL, HUH?
EASY MEAL.
ALL RIGHT. READY, SET, UP!
IT WAS REAL GOOD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET HERE
AS QUICK AS WE DID AND GET THIS ALLIGATOR OUT
BEFORE IT ATE ANY OF HIS ANIMALS, YOU KNOW,
OR SOMEONE GOT HURT.
SO, THE CATCH WENT REAL WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, GUYS, SO MUCH.
HAVE A GOOD ONE.
THANKS.
HOPEFULLY I WON'T SEE YOU SOON.
EXACTLY.
HI. HOW ARE YOU GUYS?
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
HOW YOU DOING?
Tre: I DON'T KNOW HOW AND I DON'T KNOW WHY,
BUT RICK IS GIVING ME ANOTHER CHANCE
AT BEING AN AIRBOAT CAPTAIN.
THIS IS GONNA BE MY LAST SHOT.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, AS YOU GUYS GET ON, WATCH YOUR HEADS.
Jimmy: YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT TRE COULD USE SOME SUPPORT,
SO I GOT EVERYBODY TOGETHER JUST TO BOOST HIS CONFIDENCE.
THIS IS OUR RIDE HERE. WATCH YOUR HEADS.
MAKE YOUR WAY RIGHT IN HERE.
Tre: WHAT A GREAT SURPRISE,
SEEING THE GATOR BOYS COME OUT TO SUPPORT ME.
THANKS, PAUL.
NO WORRIES, MAN.
I'M FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THIS TOUR NOW.
THOUGHT YOU COULD USE SOME FRIENDS ON THIS RIDE, BUDDY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOT A PROBLEM.
HERE WE GO.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
ALL RIGHT. WELL,
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
MY NAME IS TRE, AND I'M GONNA BE
YOUR AIRBOAT CAPTAIN FOR TODAY.
GO AHEAD AND BUCKLE YOURSELVES IN,
'CAUSE WE'RE GOING FOR A RIDE.
LIVING IN THE EVERGLADES MY WHOLE LIFE,
WORKING AROUND THESE ANIMALS
HAS REALLY TAUGHT ME ABOUT MY ENVIRONMENT.
I WAS MADE FOR THIS JOB.
NOW, RIGHT HERE ON THE LEFT,
WE GOT AN ISLAND WHICH IS CALLED VULTURE ISLAND.
HE IS FUNNY.
OH, BOY, GUESS WHAT, FOLKS.
WE ARE GONNA HAVE THE KING OF THE EVERGLADES,
THE AMERICAN ALLIGATOR, COMING RIGHT UP HERE.
NOW, RIGHT HERE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE,
WE GOT BLACKBEARD HANGING OUT.
NOW, BLACKBEARD, HE'S ABOUT A 9-FOOT ALLIGATOR.
I NAMED HIM BLACKBEARD BECAUSE HE IS
THE MEANEST GATOR OUT HERE.
HE HAS THIS WHOLE TERRITORY FOR HIMSELF.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF ALLIGATORS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID OF THEM --JUST RESPECT THEM.
YES, AN ALLIGATOR CAN EASILY RIP OFF YOUR ARM,
YOUR LEG, OR YOUR HEAD IN A MATTER OF SECONDS,
BUT THEY'RE NOT THE BIG, BAD, MEAN MONSTERS
EVERYBODY THINKS THEY ARE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS. WE'RE GONNA CRUISE ON OUT.
DID Y'ALL HAVE FUN?
[ APPLAUSE ]
Jimmy: I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT TRE NOT GETTING
THIS AIRBOAT-CAPTAIN JOB,
'CAUSE IF ANYONE DESERVES IT, IT'S HIM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
FINALLY. IT'S OVER. NOW IT'S UP TO RICK.
ALL RIGHT, TRE.
I REALLY GOT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS RIDE, MAN.
SO, YOU WANT TO BE AN AIRBOAT CAPTAIN, HUH?
YEAH.
YEAH?
HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN WANTING TO DO THIS?
HE'S BEEN WANTING TO DO THIS, GENTLEMEN, FOR 10 YEARS.
All: 10 YEARS?!
QUESTION IS, TRE,
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE AN AIRBOAT CAPTAIN?
YEAH, I WENT THROUGH ALL -- I WANT TO --
CAREFUL YOU SAID THAT. BE CAREFUL.
YOU'RE GONNA GET WHAT YOU ASKED FOR.
LET'S GO. COME HERE, BUDDY!
OH, GOD! HEY! HEY!
[ LAUGHTER ]
CONGRATULATIONS, BROTHER.
WELCOME TO THE BROTHERHOOD.
WHOO!
I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT BEING THROWN IN THE WATER.
I DID IT. I'M AN AIRBOAT CAPTAIN.
YEAH!
Jimmy: CONGRATS, TRE.
Paul: I'M GLAD EVERYTHING WORKED OUT FOR TRE.
I THINK HE'S PROBABLY THE HAPPIEST EVERBILLY
AT HOLIDAY PARK RIGHT NOW.
Tre: THIS IS THE GREATEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME.
I GET TO DO TWO OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.
I GET TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE EVERGLADES,
AND I GET TO DRIVE AIRBOATS.
OH, MAN.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU. THANKS, GUYS.
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