THEY ARE HANDS-ON WRANGLING GIANT ALLIGATORS

 

THEY ARE HANDS-ON WRANGLING GIANT ALLIGATORS

Meet the Gator Boys in Discovery Channel’s newseries, premiering Nov 19th

 

It’s quite possible that your idea of fun isn’t wrestling alligators. Well, that’s the kind of thinkingkeeps the GATOR BOYS busy.  Discovery Channel’s premiere series GATOR BOYS follows the death-defying exploits of Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle, two extraordinary alligator trappers who risk injury and death to hand-capture nuisance alligators that have invaded the back yards, swimming pools, garages and bedrooms of Florida Everglades residents.

 

Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle are two fearless enthusiasts and they’ve becomeFlorida’s most dependable guys when local residents find themselves crossing paths with deadly 1,000-pound reptiles in shockinglocations. The goal of Gator Boys’ Alligator Rescue Team is to capture nuisance gators with their bare hands andmove them to safety before rival trappers, who kill and sell the animals for their skin and meat, get to them. Viewers will follow every crazy adventure and sticky situation these death-defying partners encounter in the all-new series GATOR BOYS, premiering on Discovery Channel,Monday, 19^th November, every night at 10 pm.

 

Alligators are Florida’s ultimate predator.  Alligators used to be present in abundance in South Florida, with the Everglades stretching as far as the eye could see, but times havechanged; today there’s an on-going struggle between man and beast. These reptiles can easily flatter your skull, crush your head, break your neck or drown you. The GATOR BOYS get to action, defending blameless gators and other wildlife displaced by urban sprawl and keeping peoplesafe from these unpredictable animals. With 30 years of wild-animal experience between them, the guys run an animal facility in the Everglades, where they educate and entertain the public using a menagerie of ferociouscreatures they’ve captured in populated areas. The funds the gator shows generate go towards rescuing troublesomewildlife, with the goal of returning every animal to its natural habitat unscathed.

 

It takes serious skill to do this guy’s job, and Paul is known for his commanding personality and unmatched expertise, capturing any-sized gator underwater with his bare hands. He’s a record-breaking triathlete who spendshis off season heading up “Gator Boys Alligator Rescue” side by side with Jimmy. Despite brother-like bickeringbetween the two, Jimmy looks to Paul as a mentor since they met while Jimmy was alligator wrestling at only 11-

years-old! Paul is quick to tell anyone that today, “Jimmy is the best gator wrestler in the world.” In the premiereseason of GATOR BOYS, viewers see Paul and Jimmy hard at work, rescuing and wrangling gators from unlikelyplaces and saving people from many precarious situations.

- The GATOR BOYS are determined to capture and rescue a one-of-a-kind, eight-toed alligator before arival trapper takes its life. Undoubtedly, the animal won’t last long in the wild, so the hunt is on for Paul andJimmy.

- It’s going to be a fun day when the GATOR BOYS arrive at a home with a giant nuisance gator in the pool.Paul, who’s the resident water-capture expert, dives in with the beast and wrangles the gator using his handsalone — as only a true gator boy could!

- Jimmy takes on a new and unexpected challenge when he must capture the biggest water moccasin he everhas laid eyes on! Not only is the snake huge, but it’s mean; for a guy who doesn’t blink an eye jumping on agator, Jimmy gets pretty shaken up dealing with this highly venomous snake.

- Paul’s Clint Eastwood-like personality is causing friction among the team members and he constantlydoubts their abilities, especially Ashley’s, the only girl on the team. Will she prove it takes more brains thanbrawn to handle a gator?

- The boys from GATOR BOYS find themselves up to their elbows in nuisance gator calls, and they’reeverywhere — from a school playground to a mechanic’s garage! The guys are starting to get overwhelmedand annoyed when the team constantly bothers them with petty problems. The tension only grows when aflustered Paul takes a gator bite.

 

 

Alligator Quick Facts:

A Living Fossil: A throwback to the time of dinosaurs, the alligator and its relative the crocodile have changed little in the last 65 million years. The Chinese alligator of Eastern Asia and the American alligator of the southeastern United States are the only two species to have survived evolution

Death from Below: Both species prefer freshwater lakes, marshes and swamps, where they are commonly seen floating in a partially submerged, death-like stasis at the water's surface in anticipation of a fresh meal. They eat a variety of small prey, such as fish, turtles, snakes and small rodents, which they snap up and devour whole. Larger prey, like fully grown wild boars or even antelope, are dragged below the water's surface and held in a viselike grip until they drown, then are devoured piece by piece.

Mating and Rearing: Mating takes place underwater and males attract females by a roaring call. Twenty-five to 60 eggs can be laid by one female each season, which are placed in an enormous nest constructed of vegetation and mud. The mother will stay with the young for as long as three years.

American Comeback: The most widely studied alligator is probably the American alligator. Once seriously endangered in the 1950s due to the fashionable coveting its skin, the American alligator has staged a comeback after being placed under legal protection.

Croc or Gator?: Alligators may look indistinguishable from crocodiles at first glance, but there are several differences. For instance, alligators have broad, U-shaped snouts whereas crocodiles have narrower, V-shaped snouts.

What's the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?

All alligators are crocodiles, but not all crocodiles are alligators. Sound confusing? It's really not once you look at the taxonomy.

Both alligators and crocodiles are members of the reptilian order Crocodylia. But the families they belong to, Alligatoridae and Crocodylidaerespectively, differ. Often, when people use the word "crocodile" what they really mean is "crocodilian." This term encompasses not just the common alligators and crocodiles you might already know, but also the lesser known Gavialidae family that contains the lone gavial, or gharial (found in India).  It is found that there are 23 species of crocodilians.

As a group, crocodilians are pretty impressive animals: Their lineage goes back 240 million years, meaning they've outlived the dinosaurs by a good 65 million years. Ideally suited for life in water and on land, members of the order can swim up to 20 mph (32 kph) and run up to 11 mph (17.6 kph). They're most at home in the water and can hold their breath for up to an hour. Eyes situated atop their heads enable them to keep a lookout for prey, while their powerful tails swiftly propel them through the water.

Crocodiles and alligators are top-notch hunters and will eat just about anything they can get their teeth on, from fish and turtles to monkeys and buffalo. With teeth specialized just for spearing, neither family even bothers to chew its food -- they swallow large chunks or the entire animal whole.

Alligator, a large reptile that inhabits swamps, rivers, lakes, and marshes. There are two species of alligators. The American alligator is found from North Carolina south to Florida and west to central Texas. The Chinese alligator is found in the lower valley of China's Yangtze River. The Chinese alligator is smaller than the American alligator, but otherwise the two species are similar. The caiman is a closely related animal.

Alligator skin makes a handsome, durable leather and is widely used for handbags, wallets, shoes, belts, and watch bands. In various countries the meat of the tail is eaten in stews and soups. Most commercial alligator products come from alligators raised on alligator farms. The Chinese alligator is endangered due to loss of its habitat and pollution of its remaining range.

Alligators often dig burrows to live in. They use their mouths and clawed feet to rip and dig the earth. They sweep away loose mud and dirt with their tails. A burrow might be a hole or a tunnel in a mud bank. It might be a ’gator hole dug into the bottom of a pond.

 

 

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