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Here in Florida, I've seen larger alligators trying to climb and scale things, and I'd say it becomes pretty unlikely way before they're at a size to be a threa
by nkozyra 3y ago
Here in Florida, I've seen larger alligators trying to climb and scale things, and I'd say it becomes pretty unlikely way before they're at a size to be a threat to an adult human.
They also need a pretty generous ramp, so the idea of one climbing up an oak tree after you is likely impossible.
The linked image shows a gator in a felled branch, which happens frequently in rivers and marshes when they're sunning. That's not the kind of "tree" you'd use to, say, escape from an alligator.
- chrisco255 3y agoHere's a 7 footer climbing a chainlink fence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7DMjQJD7vM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7DMjQJD7vM A 5 or so footer doing the same thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbq3ymZkfVc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbq3ymZkfVc And another massive gator that just bends a metal fence like it's Play-doh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k67hsRXcLjA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k67hsRXcLjA That being said, a fit human being is definitely going to be a much better climber than a gator. And it's extremely rare they ever go after full size adults (kids are more at risk).
- toss1 3y ago>>Gator breaks through a brand new iron fence! Yup, he's just trying to go along his regular path from one watering hole to another, and somebody puts up a damn fence! What's a gator to do? Over, under, or through!
- nkozyra 3y agoI've seen some fail pretty hard on the fences, but I also think they're good climbing options for gators. I was walking one night and saw ~8-9ft one about 20 ft up the road so I obviously stopped walking that way. It was going for a 3-4 ft concrete wall and just kept flopping and falling over repeatedly. I hung out for a while to see if it ever beat the tiny little wall, but nope. Just kept hitting the concrete.