Alligator Attack Survivor Lindsay Bull - The Truth Behind The Viral Video REACTION
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- Опубліковано 1 вер 2021
- Last week there was an incident involving an alligator at Scales and Tails Utah that went viral and has been on the news all over the world. Incidents like this are sensational, but news organizations rarely seek to truly understand what happened. We were able to have Lindsay Bull (the trainer that was bitten and one of the most hardcore people on the planet) into the studio along with one of her alligator friends and an awesome team from Scales and Tails Utah to discuss what happened with the kind of detail and context that is needed to actually understand. I learned far more than I expected!
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Clinton, that was an absolutely incredible interview. The amount of information you two were casually tossing out about alligator behavior, and training...Holy heck! Crazy good. Best you tube video I've ever watched...it was so outstanding I think you should use it as a "Safety" video for professional keepers and educators. Lindsay, you are a rock star to have keep your head (and hand) during the ordeal and make sure u safely talked through getting the rescuer off Darth Gater and out of the enclosure. Best wishes to you and everyone involved.
agreed just saw this vid today!
That man will not shut up and won’t let Lindsay speak. I think he just loves to hear himself speak!!! I would have love her explain the incident. Clinton will not let her complete a sentence, just let her speak. I can’t stand this idiot, I think he thinks he’s a great interviewer. only your not Clinton bc you don’t let the guest say a word. I’ve had enough I’ll search for it somewhere else!
@@yolandatrullinger5461 I don't think the point of the video was to have an interview. I think the point was to have a conversation about the incident that people can learn from. He gave his perspective and thoughts on the situation, asked her questions, and she answered them and gave her perspective. His show isn't an interview show. The show is called Clint's Reptiles, it's what he does, he talks about reptiles.
You said it all.
@@yolandatrullinger5461 yeah… I didn’t see that. He did great
She is awesome, but I can't be the only one to see the irony that a gator named Darth Gator tried to remove her hand.
Perhaps the two of them could rule the galaxy?
The names just made me laugh cuz I thought of that and then my cats name is Garth Vadar XD
"No, it's not true, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!"
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣
Honestly if i was in that situation i would come out the end laughing with a story to tell people about my fight with Darth Gator.
She really needs to make a baseball cap or a tshirt captioned with:
"Just roll with it! 🐊"
So glad she didnt lose an arm or a hand and everyone was okay.
They could be sold, and the profits could go towards the gofundme
@@kobebruynooghe8111 EXACTLY what I had in mind.
I would buy this without hesitation! Love it!
T-shirt : just put a thumb in it
Cap : just roll with it…
I'd buy one
A year later they are still active and darthgator is still alive. There were some truly horrible responses to this event, but they got through it.
I’m glad to hear darth gator is still alive!
Me too 🐊
Thanks for the update. 😊
Thank you for the update I'm so glad they are all okay!!
I just wanted to say how brave she is to not only be willing to watch the footage again but watch it while being recorded and discussing it in detail. She is amazing.
Strong agree. Honestly was thinking "uhh has anyone checked she's good like mentally?" But a year later and she's still a BAMF
Yeah I was gonna say. This interview only after a week later can be rough. But she's a very resilient person.
"They don't care about saving things that they don't love, and they don't love things that they don't know" -Clint
(This is one my new favorite quotes of all time)
Exactly!!
Reminds me of an old Steve Irwin quote
Yes, absolutely! I am going to find a way to use it somewhere!
Merch, t-shirt!
People need to understand that to protect something dangerous you are going to get a few cuts, bruises and maybe even lose a piece of you along the way.
I’m 32 and I’ve been around horses my entire life. Literally every large animal has the ability to hurt you and accidents happen all the time. A true professional can’t prevent every accident, they are just equipped to handle them when they inevitably happen. That’s why this woman survived, she is a professional that responded perfectly in a chaotic situation. No one’s at fault here and anyone who’s worked with livestock or horses has been in or seen a similar “oh sh*t” situation, you just don’t hear about it because horses and cattle don’t have the reputation that reptiles do.
This.
This comment should be higher up
That is a great parallel and much appreciated.
Typically it is human error when someone gets injured working with any animals. Its an oops! Then, minimize the damage. Live and learn.
Very experienced people will often remain quite chill when things go wrong. There isnt any blame to the animal. You know you either screwed up, or an oopsy oops happened. Your ability to prevent such errors and your reaction time will improve 🤪.
Tell me at what point in human existence has horse or cattle predation been a legitimate fear. Yes horses and cattle can kill you. We keep them around because they are beneficial to us in a tangible way. Gators are apex predators that we are protecting. A man just died during ida because of this.
Can we just say those are the best possible guests to have when this happened? One parent who jumped in and pinned the 8ft alligator, another who pulled her out and one who was a nurse!! Amazing, truly!! All worked together in a heroic way, in the way they could. I’m so grateful she’s ok and the men are as well. She handled it so well, but without their help it could have had a very different ending.
That guy that jumped in first to help and got on his back might have found a new career lol he did a great job for never handling one before (atleast I assume it was his first time). He was definitely a natural, but after seeing that he probably is like “ehhh I’ll stick to big snakes” 🤣
For my 10th birthday party we had Scales and Tails come to my house for a presentation. They brought Darth Gator (as a baby) and we all got to pet him. I can’t believe that this alligator has been in my living room. I hope he stays safe.
When was that?
Wow your lucky to be near a gator
I've also met Darth Gator before! Was somewhat surprised because he was so well-behaved when I was there. I also know that the staff here are definitely biology professionals who do herpetology surveys for the State of Utah when they aren't running their operations.
THAT IS CRAZY
@@carterpochynok4874 wild animals are called wild for a reason
I feel like this is exactly the conversation that I want to see happen in the news every time there is an injury due to an animal. The person doing the interview isn't trying to sensationalize what happened in any way. The person who was injured is able to calmly explain what led up to the injury and the reaction to the situation.
Corporare Media is State Run media.
US government tells you what to believe. Smith-Mundt Revitilization Act of 2013; legalization of US Goverment propaganda toward US Citizens.
So you'll never see a "news" story of quality and diligence as this interview.
Dear God people still watch CNN & Fox News.
I love that I don't hear even in her voice (I'm early in admittedly) any blame to the animal. Alligators gonna alligator, cos that's what they do and who they are. Cannot speak highly enough about her calm and her willingness to speak about this.
Most the time it's self-explanatory. Someone is stupid and they pay the price. It's no different here; she may seem knowledgeable and professional, but she put herself in a dangerous situation by having her hand right within biting distance.
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 what exactly is the point of comments like these? They go into the mistakes that were made in the video. And focused a lot of the changes going forward and what they learned. They didn't frame as some freak accident, they owned the mistake.
I'm a paramedic and saw the video right after this happened. Lindsay's professionalism is simply outrageous. I'm really glad that Clint was able to do this interview, too. I was genuinely curious about the injury, because I didn't see a lot of injuries that I expected when she got out. And Clint did a great job contextualizing the real dangers and how they compare to other parts of daily life that we consider "safe"
I hope Darth gets to stay around. Trained wild animals are not tame wild animals, and places like scales and tails are doing a public service to educate people. I'll gladly send a little money towards that gofundme.
Many do forget that a wild animal is "hard wired" to do what it does.
@@craigr.h.laurent240 Yeah, I sincerely doubt that Darth ever had any intention of hurting Lindsay, he just reflexively bit and thought her arm was food. It was probably extremely stressful for him aswell, since he didnt realise what was happening. Lizard brains are naturally wired to work reflexively, this is also why Chandler got bit by that Indian Spectacled Cobra.
@@cronoz-sensei4259 idk if I'd say that about lizard brains more than any other animal? Not disagreeing, just I think ppl can underestimate reptiles in some aspects of behavior due to unfamiliarity. Chandler... I've seen Chandler free handle wild cobras. But in the bite case, even he acknowledged he got bit bc he picked up a venomous snake without proper tools. Which is possible, but shows why it's a bad idea.
@@kyrab7914 True, but regarding reptile brains being naturally reflexive thats confirmed. The reason why is because compared to mammal brains reptile brains lack a part of the brain responsible for deep emotional processing. That doesnt mean they arent smart, they are. It just means that they rely a lot more on what is hard coded inside them rather than mammals do. But funnily enough, thats because reptiles dont have a system 1 and system 2 level of thinking, they are always using system 2 to make active decisions. This can lead to them not processing the situation correctly if theres not enough time given and jump to the wrong calculation result. For example when its cold monitor lizards will act way more aggressively, because they dont have the energy to process things and whats hardcoded into them is their self-preservation reflex. But funnily enough, this can actually make their critical thinking better than most mammals, because mammals have to deal with their emotions which can get in the way of more complex tasks. Us humans have another extra layer that allows us to basically have an almost absolute control over what our brains do, so we can force the task to be managed by our critical thinking part of the brain instead of the emotional one. The reason that takes effort is because using that same part of our brain takes energy, so we are naturally wired to not use it - as in the wild emotional based decision making works better in most cases.
Absolutely incredible that both Lindsay and the parents responded so appropriately and quickly. The guy with no real training jumps on the back of an 8ft gator?! A hero. And the mental acuity Lindsay had to quickly jump in and roll herself to save her hand?! Incredible feat of human ability. And big props to her for going through the video with you so others can learn.
I think both happened. It appears that had he not gotten on the gator, she would have been in big trouble. But she also was extremely professional, did what she could that was right and talked him through what to do to help her and then get out.
@@pluguette if she hadn't kept calm to give directions, the man who jumped on the alligator could have amplified the injuries or been hurt himself.
No single person was the "saving grace" on their own.
Her ability to translate a logical lesson into practical, real world application is demonstrated in this video.
Not many people are capable of that translation of skill.
Never thought I’d watch a 59 minute video about a 45 second incident but Clint definitely knows how to lead a conversation. Kept me intrigued the whole time.
Well yea he literally breaks down every second of the video and then throws in some personal experience of his own on top of it,honestly I'm surprised it's not longer...lol
sure it's a cool interview but he also cuts her off all the time and doesn't let her speak or give her explanation for what happened - instead he just says what he's thinking and just assumes what is happening..
He’s just giving his personal thoughts of what he saw just watching it and he did interrupt her a little much, but I don’t think he meant to do it in a way of trying to be the “star” of the show or anything. He was just very fascinated in it and trying to make sure he got everything in.
@@davidbiagi2932 it's the fact the he cuts her off and never lets her finish her sentences. It's exhausting to listen to someone monologuing during interviews. I get it being passionate but he's a grown man and should learn to give space for other people to talk.
I love the conversation about not punishing reptiles for being exactly what they are. I have a small collection of snakes and going into learning about them and handling my first pets, I fully understood their actions are based on defense mechanisms and feeding responses, not an active ill intent towards me. The amount of times my family members have talked about punishing my snakes for biting by flicking them or killing them is disturbing.
I wish more people could grasp what it means to love an animal truly unconditionally, to really appreciate them for just existing and being what they are. It seems like that’s something that has to be learned, and we need more opportunities to learn that kind of love.
My snake bit me three times in 8 years. All three were food motivated/related bites.
Totally understandable.
My boa scares people because of his food response, he is always ready for a meal and isn't afraid to show it, but one touch with a hook and I can reach in and grab him. He has never actually bit me but has come close a couple times and all of those were my fault because I didn't tap him with a hook when I went in to do some spot cleaning.
@@MrWarren1991 mine has a great food response but only if he smells food. The moment I bring it in the room he goes crazy lol
I can do spot cleaning though.
Still, not his fault either way.
Most people understand that sort of love for their pets, maybe not for reptiles. Most pet owners don't own reptiles though so it makes sense
I punish my reptiles, they get nicknames based on how they act, Mr. Nibbles, anger bean, Ms. Hish, drama queen. To name a few . It's only a punishment because I'm bad at nicknames. 🤣
She should lead self defense courses on alligator/crocodile handling. She literally handled that situation like an MMA fighter. As far as I'm concerned she's a resident expert now.
Crocodile handling very different, you don’t “put your hand under its jaw” hands shouldn’t go near the head. And you should really only feed it with a pole
"That's my alligator purse! I don't know you!"
@@spaniel5657 Yeah a lot of people don’t seem to get that alligators are pretty chill under most circumstances, but crocodiles can be very aggressive.
Shes lucky to be alive
@@jayk127 no she can still survive with lose hand it cant kill he with one bite specially in hand
People talking about how amazing she handled it (and she obviously did), but imagine going to a childs birthday party and ending up alone in an enclosure riding an aligator without expirience.
Just mindblowing how he had no hesitation to jump into action, while it surely was dangerous for him. Real hero stuff!
Completely agree!!
Agreed they should interview him not Lindsay
I'm confused why she was alone with no spotter and no one who worked there ever showed up
@@selenamarks9503 You clearly haven't watched the whole video then.
@@PardonMyPresence Why? This video was for education and and to get details of what happened and how. Obviously Lindsay is the person to talk to here with her experience with Dart Gator and while I absolutely salute the man for jumping in without hesitation and helping to her out like that he wouldn't be able to provide details like she can.
Thanks for doing this. As a biologist and educator, my business is presenting live animal shows to school classrooms. Unfortunate and exceedingly rare occurrences like this create a media frenzy and embolden animal rightists and ignorant politicians to pass laws limiting the public’s exposure to animals and the biological world. Great to see a lucid take on a truly crummy situation.
Yes on the original video I saw quite a few comments saying things like "she deserved it for keeping an animal in a cage like that" or "what did she think was going to happen being that close to a wild animal?" and it's like you can't make judgments when you don't know the full story.
@@vids595 She literally explained that she was going to feed the animal that day, crowd or not. This could as well have happened when she was doing a non public feeding. I can agree that the techniques used were a mistake on the part of the facility (She shouldn't have been touching the animal with her hands, especially not during feeding time. Most people use a long pole.) But the fact that a crowd was there played virtually no part in the situation. If anything, it saved her hand, considering the people present intervened.
I'd be devastated if my daughter lost access to view these amazing creatures because she loves animals so much.
It's important to use whatever safety procedures we know and to develop those procedures as we learn. That keeps us and the animals safest and helps us be able to intervene if an encounter goes unexpectedly to end the encounter safely.
@@vids595 It's obvious that you did not watch this video with an open mind at all. Your mind was already made up. What right do you have to even comment?
I believe biology class should have education towards reptiles and inverts in a positive way. The generation of fear and ignorance needs to end already as it ends in mistreatment and at worst killings of these animals.
Clint: “Alligators are potentially dangerous animals”
Also Clint: ooooh lemme just poke your little eye here 👉🏼👁
LMAO
Thats Snake Discovery's Rex. She's a sweetheart and been a "pet" all her 30+ years :)
I know! But poor thing was S T U F F E D.
Looked very happy atop table! Stuffed gator = happy gator!😁👍
@@andreaberryman5354 stuffed? Like ate á lot or stuffed like taxidermy because she isn't taxidermied.
@@blairberry6257 I thought the same thing but I was also thinking stuffed in a box her whole life which she also was... poor girly gater
So glad you talked about destroying animals in these situations. I’ve always hated people for caging up animals then killing them when they act like the animals they are. I’m totally donating money to help keep them open!
This, I get so angry seeing captive wild animals being put down for acting like wild animals. There are very few excuses to justify euthanizing an animal in the wild even for attacking a human, and there are no excuses for euthanizing one in captivity.
I agree with what you said. I hate it when the wild animal is killed. Wild animals are "hard wired" and therefore act the way they do.
When asked in an interview "explain a time you have dealt with a high pressure situation" imagine this being the story they tell.
Lindsey probably will always be in zoology (so her story won't be super unusual), but imagine being the two visitors who jumped in.
@@irenafarm her story is still very unusual and demonstrates amazing composure, even among people who work with animals lol. These kinds of situations are not exactly common 😂 and she handled the situation so incredibly
"Somewhere someone has their head inside an alligators mouth right now"
This frame by frame explanation is gold in showing how amazing Lindsay kept her cool and demystifying the accident.
Absolutely, she did a great job handling a fluke situation. She did everything right.
If you handle animals for a living one day you're likely to get bit, kicked or stepped on. Hats off to this young lady.
and at how entertaining that little boy found it to be
Kids can stomach something like this when they are educated about it. Really they are more resilient towards something like this where it was scary but the aftermath was okay than some adults. Education is the solution for so many things, thank you for sitting down and talking this through step for step. Y’all are awesome
I agree. The brain of kids works differently than an adult's brain, if only by not being influenced by a lot of experience. They see those things and don't consider it horrific because they didn't learn to consider it horrific yet. So working them through it the right way is key.
I think a prime example for that are disney movies. Some of them are incredibly, incredibly dark. Like the Lion King is actually.... Sheesh. But Kids don't see it that way. They are not impacted that way adults are, so it works.
And a more real life experience is how children handle death. Sure. As a kid you mourn but if they are talked through it the right way, even a toddler can understand and deal with the death of say their grandparent.
Totally this. Education.
I wouldn't be surprised if a few of those kids find a fulfilling career or interest inspired by what they've learnt from this. I've heard stories along those lines, not from alligator incidents as they are so rare - but other significant events in childhood.
Kids will usually take their cues from how the people around them are reacting to a situation, so also I think that's a good reflection on their parents being calm and rational about it, teaching them the same in turn.
Children are absolutely more resilient in many ways than adults.
As adults, our brains are wired to to expect the norm, generally the same things that happen on a regular basis. When things severely deviate from this, it is very stressful.
But a child's brain is wired to be busy ESTABLISHING the norm that they will use later in life. The brain is taking in the world and forming a basis of predictions from what it experiences. They are inclined to accept and deal with a current unfamiliar or stressful situation a bit more adaptively than an adult.
This is a double-edged sword, as traumatic experiences in childhood can lead to unhealthy expectations and coping mechanisms.
@@seanrallis6714 agreed. Though I think in cases like this, when the children are properly taught what tf is going on, it can also lead to a deeper understanding without major trauma. Like... Yes. Aligators will be aligators. That doesn't mean they are evil. But it does mean they come with the gear and skill to kill and tske limbs. Not on ill intent. But on instinctual reaction. There is as much 'evil' behind that as there is in an arachnophobic person screaming when they see a spider.
Really can't say enough about the quality of this discussion. It had everything. Drama. Action. Terror. Competence. Heroics. All handled in an informative and empathetic manner. Absolutely one of the finest thing's I've ever viewed on UA-cam, or anywhere. Hard sub from me, dog.
Same here. Watched quite a few of the other videos, but did not subscribed. But that needed to change.
I just wish he would have let the woman talk. he's interrupting her literally every time she talks... it's so incredibly rude and frustrating. they both have something interesting to say but this man just loves to hear himself speak and can't let this woman speak. it's s very off-putting
i've had a lot of experience talking through trauma and it's helpful to have someone who can lead, at least the first couple of times.
@warffxfreak I've watched it twice now, and see where someone not familiar with how to help someone heal from trauma, and someone not familiar with how to guide an interview, might have your take.
I don't personally share your opinion, I watched Lindsay's body language, and Clint interrupted trauma responses more than Clint interrupted Lindsay.
Which gave Lindsay an opportunity that a lot of survivors of traumatic experiences don't get:
The time, safe space, and controlled environment to review and talk through what happened and **heal**
This is demonstrated by how much more confident Lindsay is at the end of the interview, versus the discussion at the beginning and also when Lindsay realizes the differences between her perceptions and the reality.
Her voice and body language reflect the timing of Clint's "interruptions" helping to put Lindsay at ease.
@@Lazy_Fish_Keeper Lets distill this down. I say I really liked it. you say I'm wrong because I'm not educated enough to understand what is good and what is bad.
Instead of just watching the interview, you studied body language.
You are clinically insane.
Wow, what an experience watching this interview! At the beginning I was irritated that you paused the video of the incident so much, because I was anticipating what was about to happen and felt very uneasy, but once you and Lindsay walked us through the whole situation and everyone was safe again, I felt such a relief and got to process the dread I felt when I heard of the incident. I feel like because you both explained everything step by step, you didn't let this video of the incident become just a shocking piece of media, but a learning experience. I used to be extremely afraid of snakes and reptiles in general (partly because of movies like snakes on the plane and harry potter), but by watching people like you, like Lindsay, interacting with these animals, I've grown quite fond of them and am interested in learning more about them. Thank you for sharing this and thank you Lindsay for turning this situation into something that makes the world a better place 🙏
Wow you really explained this. They helped us the viewers to process this in an educated way that prepared more sensitive viewers like me too.
First video of this kind I've ever seen, and it's a breath of fresh air. No sensationalizing the event, just well broken down explanation. Props to both of you.
So much yes. I love that we're able to dissect what happened, make use of this knowledge as a community, and accept *human* responsibility for the incident.
@@tinkeramma Does anybody blame the gator?
@@Kit-yv7ob I would assume many people do, yes, unfortunately. However it is relatively unlikely to find those people in the comments section of a youtube channel about reptiles and reptile care. :)
We had a tragic incident in Switzerland last year with a zookeeper being killed by a tiger. It was a sad story, and the zoo issued this statement: "Wherever people and animals are involved, there is always risk. Even a small inattention can have dire consequences." The tiger is still alive and at the zoo. This is what the director said in an interview after being asked if the tiger will be destroyed: "It quickly became clear that this was not going to happen. The tigress is not to blame. The only reason this tigress would leave us would be if the conservation breeding program coordinator sent her to another zoo to breed with a male tiger for population conservation reasons." A very sad story, but I am sure the deceased keeper wouldn't have had it any other way - she loved these animals.
They need to keep them animals in the wild where they belong God knows where he wanted them to be
@@equillagibson54 You do know many animals are going to go extinct if they aren't in the breeding programs, RIGHT? These programs were made to save those species of animals. So what you MEANT to say was "Let all these different species of animals go extinct because I read a book and think I know better then people who have literally spent their entire lives studying animals I know nothing about." Sound about right?
There should be a standard size of enclosure and care that n e person or place has to provide to keep n e wild animals. There r way 2 many "backyard zoos". No individual should be allowed 2 own wild animals unless they can also meet the same criteria zoos have.
@@loli_cvnt5622 i completely agree. America is crazy for allowing ppl to have these animals. But there r other places too Dubais, Russia......
@@loli_cvnt5622 where r u at?
There were a few moments in the interview where I really wanted Clint to let Lindsay talk more. I felt that instead of giving her enough time to explain her POV in detail during the first moments of the bites, he let his excitement take over and kept interrupting her with his take as an observer.
yea i couldnt make it to the end. the interrupting made it too uncomfortable for me
She seemed to need the help for most of it. Retelling an experience like this is way better with help the first couple times. She seemed much more comfortable in the last 10 to 15 minutes or so just talking about large herps in general.
Agreed, I'm afraid. I love his style when he's alone or in conversation with a man, but he does have a tendency to talk over women - or at least to assume they need his help in leading a conversation.
@@whitmerule2753 he does the same thing to men when he gets excited. Man just loves talking about reptiles, dont try to paint him as a sexist
@@whitmerule2753I didn't see anything different about his behaviour with her as compared to men..? I think you might be getting false positives. Tbh I didn't feel like he really ever talked over her. He was asking for more information from her and listening to her, because that's what we came for - we came for her story, and that's what he's trying to have told. Every person cannot be absoloutely the perfect conversation partner, there's gonna be times when you overlap a little. He always was asking, and most importantly, actively listening. That's what matters. He cared what she had to say and knew she had valuable information. That's perfectly stand-up behaviour. He would ask for more clarification and maybe got overeager in an instance or two, but if she ever really wanted to convey something, the stage was hers to say it
:/
edit: Also its an *interview.* He was leading the conversation because that's his job. As an interviewer. It wasn't because she's a woman, its bcz he's doing a video interview and has a script he's trying to follow. He's probably got most if not all the questions he asked written previously for the timeline of the video, so that he can maximize the educational video content. wooo
God she’s so calm during the whole thing. That’s so important for the kids in the room.
The kids in the room will have nightmares for the rest of their lives.
@@jondunmore4268 Possibly, but probably not. Kids are a lot braver than we give them credit for and usually can handle most anything as long as it has a happy ending, and I'd say this story has a very happy ending for everyone involved.
@@KaiSub -- Y'know, you're right about the "happy ending" resolution - if they'd seen brains splatter and a tibia sticking out through flesh, THAT would've been a lot harder to recover from...
@@jondunmore4268 Did you see the part where she talks about her experience with talking to the kids and their parents after the accident and the lack of trauma this seemed to cause? People think that trauma comes from pain itself, but it more often comes from improper resolution rather than initial event
@@jek__ -- That's good to know...
Good job Clint giving her a chance to tell her side of the story. That probably was the biggest factor in having their go fund me a success.
Wait, why is there a go fund me?
@@itzame2127 I believe because people wanted to put down the alligator for a natural response.
500th like
@@the_drummer_man6798 I just took off my like so I'll stay at 500!
Are you being sarcastic?
I saw the original video on Reddit and was thrown here by a comment. There is a long winded explanation in my head of how this helped me, as the "don't touch the scaly ones" person, but I really appreciate hearing Lindsay's rundown of what happened. I saw it completely differently, without sound, and context has made it more informative than terrifying. Thank you, and I'm glad she's doing alright.
I also came here from Reddit. I hope the animal stays alive after this and the company continues getting business.
@@sarahpaty6108 I clicked on their go fund me and he was put into a much better enclosure and was doing well in 2022. That’s the last time they updated it
At 4:35, when Clint asked "What is your relationship with him?", I was wondering if Lindsay was going to say "Well right now we are just casually dating."
I’m one of the 100,000 who went to the ER bc of a horse this year! A 2000 lb Percheron kicked my hand which caused me to need reconstructive surgery, and I even lost a couple bones in my wrist... I was at the barn 2 weeks later to visit the horses and I still plan on making a career out of working with horses. All this to say, I can totally understand someone getting hurt by an animal and not letting it deter them from their love of said animals!
I'm glad to hear it hasn't ruined your love of horses I feel like horses are often misunderstood much like reptiles although not to as much of a degree but their actions are typically judged very harshly I saw some stuff like that alot when I used to work as a stable hand it was pretty unfair to the horses but I definitely understand people's fear I've been in a few tense situations myself been kicked, bitten, thrown off and nearly trampled it's not pleasant even when the injuries don't require a hospital visit I can't imagine how that must have felt for you I hope you make a full recovery and enjoy your time with the animals you love I know I'll do the same with my horses 😊
My mom just got her leg snapped by hers.
I had half my face bitten off by a horse, was ridding again a few months later and never asked for the horse to be put down.
Yeah, as someone who has fallen off horses and had one fall on top of me, it can be slightly traumatic, but you kind of just take it as is and "get back on the horse" as some would say, because you love them. When she described her thought process during the attack, it made a lot of sense to me because I know the fear and the "Oh crap! What can I do to get out of this situation without being seriously hurt?" thought process quite well, lol.
@@larimatolaganon4946 Oh hey, look! A troll (Aaron) who has never been around horses and wouldn't know one if it bit him in the ass. Lolz.
I am so grateful that you were the one to interview this sweet woman about what happened, from the point of view of a reptile expert. The panicky public needs this video. There is no reason to destroy an animal just being his natural self and I hope Darth is able to receive his new enclosure or venue. Love to both of you. I shared this one on my FB page for the education of those I can reach. Thank you Clint.
That must’ve been the longest minute of her life, just waiting for darth to let go, I cannot imagine being thrust into that situation and acting that calmly and rationally. Amazing instincts, glad to hear she’s alright
And amazing following of her training. She's a professional handler for a reason - I don't think a random bystander would have known to jump into the enclosure like that, (or at least, wouldn't have figured it out in time).
@@Kurse_of_KallThat is why I believe everyone needs to understand alligator/croc safety. The average person isn't getting into an enclosure with a captive one. But, the average person does have a chance of encountering one in the wild, and knowing what to do to save life and limb is crucial.
She seemed shaken talking and reliving the experience. Props to her for handling everything in a professional way! Hopefully her recovery goes well!
That guy Donny is a hero. And I’m pretty sure he has never trained with alligators before, he’s just got big balls and is a gangster for that.
Not a gangster, a hero. Gangsters are bad guys who kill people, heroes are good guys who save people.
@@laurol4342 hero’s have to be a little gangster.
So true! Hope the business took him to swanky dinner etc to say thank you
I cant even comprehend how he can sit on the alligator with those massive balls of his
@@laurol4342 it's an expression...
When Clint is a better investigative journalist than most news journalists.
Because he's not sensationalizing stories or trying to follow the "if it bleeds, it leads" rule.
He’s not he interrupted her so much
@@owo4353 He doesn't interrupt her. He interjects, gives his thoughts, then gives her space to speak and explain, and he asks questions, rinse and repeat.
@@FelixFFern I don’t think he gave her enough time and he’d always cut in on her and then talk forever idk I’m not offended I just think it was a poor interview style
@@owo4353 I mean in fairness he's not an interviewer, you know? I think he just gets very passionate on subjects.
The outcome of this incident was definitely a miracle. The fact that Lindsey's hand was turned the way it was AND the gator spun in the direction that allowed for her to rotate her arm once before having to roll are miraculous. Not to mention the fact that Darth Gator only spun twice. I'm glad everyone is alright.
I’m so impressed with Lindsay. I pray that her recovery is quick and as pain free as possible.
Lindsay is such an inspiration.
"the alligator was being an alligator". Sums it up very well. So glad she will recover and that your channel provided the opportunity to understand this situation!
She handled that situation like a true pro and Donny is a frickin hero.
@@deezelkane That is a pretty cringe take. and really callous
@@deezelkane that’s a completely disgusting analysis of the incident. When you have no knowledge of, nor anything of relevance to add, next time just 🤐
@@lobo3928 what’s disgusting is her ignorance and lack of training. Don’t mess with nature, and you won’t get your arm ripped off :)
Also, why are you defending her poor actions. Wake up child
@@deezelkane she made a mistake and handled it like a pro. She never blamed the animal, we all make mistakes. The point is not that she did something wrong but that she handled a scary situation extremely well. Don't be so rude
@@dianabak9100 she shouldn’t have been anywhere near that animal to begin with. I can imagine how happy that gator was to bite the arm of the thing that is keeping it captive. Good for the 🐊
Wow, Donny’s action was so impressive. He’s fast and alert. Just amazing how this situation got handled. Thankfully, Lindsy still have her hand intact. Theres a reason some people can work in this kind of job or else that hand probably gone.
Hey Clint, I'm not a frequent viewer but wanted to share a quick thought - I'd like to suggest just one thing: PLEASE let your guest finish her sentences! You might have improved on your interviewing since this was recorded, but I'm 10 min in and I feel suffocated for her... and I'm only watching! Your guest has tons of knowledge/insight, let her express it!
What an amazing woman! My gosh, the bravery just to rewatch the video, let alone be so open, compassionate, and eloquent! Speaks volumes to her character, and says a lot about Clint that she trusted him to tell her story truthfully, and with the same compassion. If I ever find myself in Utah, there's now two reptile-related places I need to go!
She was amazing. It was an honor getting to talk to her about this.
Not sure how someone’s brave to watch a video but ok
@@Back_Day_Barbarian because she had to live through that experience again by watching it
@@Back_Day_Barbarian PTSD
I can't imagine the pain she remembered by rewatching this video. I would definitely call her brave, she had to relive the whole experience all over again.
This video is incredibly important. With these viral clips it's easy to forget that this is a real human that experienced harm from a real animal. It's easy to just take it as a clip on the internet and push your own ideas about it and treat it like a piece of entertainment. Taking apart this entire scenario with the person it happened to is a huge clarifier and it needs to be done so much more.
It's better to use a situation like this to learn than to just mindlessly consume content. It's especially easy with animal attack videos, people just binge those fuckers
This interview makes her relive a 30 second clip for 1 hour, pausing it repeatedly at every single frame
And she still keeps her calm
I didn't even realize this video was an hour long 😂
I felt like I was getting flash backs and this didn’t even happen to me
My heart was moved when we started talking about caring for things you love- people often times need to know to love and we offer them experiences so that they can love them.
Its inspiring that the accident did not stop her from practicing her passion. Thats pure man, what an inspiration
100%. I'm amazed that she was able to speak about the experience and watch the video so soon afterwards, especially in a public setting. I have immense respect for her and Clint for doing this and I hope she's able to continue doing what she loves with the support she needs. This video honestly had me weirdly emotional, so I can't imagine how she felt doing it.
@@slick_3617 right and just after a week too!
Her face gave away her serious dislike when he said "they destroyed the turtle", really shows her care and love of these animals. Lindsay Bull you are amazing person and I thank you for explaining your perspective.
Wait, when was that?
@@jonahs92 they start talking about the turtle at 43.21
@@hannahhammond1993 Thanks, I must've missed that
Yeah, you could see just how heartbreaking hearing that was for her. She seems like an absolutely amazing, kind hearted woman!
@@hannahhammond1993 That whole story made no sense. Why destroy the turtle, it was just eating something that was fed to it, didn't even bite the students. I get that it was pretty traumatic for the students watching, but that's an argument for destroying the career of the teacher, not destroying the turtle. These reptiles are weird, but man, humans are weirder.
I only just found your channel Clint. But your speech about dogs versus other animal attacks was spot on and thank you for doing this. I was also nearly killed by a dog as a child, though I wasn't as badly injured as you but was nearly blinded and had its jaws on my throat for several seconds. A few years later I went to Romania to work with the large carnivore project and fell in love with european wolves. Defending the rights of these beautiful animals in the face of overwhelming fear has been a mission for me since then, and this interview is a great resource on how to approach the discussion in a way that respects the very real danger of powerful wild animals, while also respecting its right to exist and the statistical realities of of an attack
Lindsey is such a legend.
Not only how she handled it (patting Darth to see if he'd let go, I mean you don't get much more badass after being rolled 🤣) but also how she is such an advocate for Darth.
You can truly see that she absolutely bears no hate for the animal, just a newly reinforced respect for his power and a fear that something bad will happen to the animal.
Thank you both for you efforts
Thank you to Clint and his team for immediately stepping up and hosting this young lady. Running a small business is hard enough without COVID and unfortunate events such as this. With all my heart, I wish Lindsay and the rest of the team at Scales and Tails the very best. I very much appreciate the people that appreciate the animals of this world!
What’s even more amazing than how she coped in the moment, is how she has come out and shared what happened & has used it to teach people & she doesn’t even blame him. Amazing
She is, as Clint would say, stinkin' rad.
This is an amazing interview from start to finish and I am so impressed and proud of Lindsay Bull for how she handles this, and for still pursuing her passion even after this happened and not letting fear get in the way. She seems like an awesome human being, and I gotta say she is absolutely stunning and has just a wonderful personality. She reminds me so much of a childhood friend I had growing up in dance classes!
That's really fascinating. I have facial scarring too, from when my grandparent's german sheperd bit me and tore my face open when I was little. I almost lost my eye as well, but it's cool to see that you got the same reassurance that I did to not blame the animal. These events are painful, but they do go a long way for not demonizing animals acting to their nature, or in my case, when they're old and have poor eyesight.
As someone who works with big cats, you've explained this perfectly regarding the after effects that occur regarding animals involved in accidents like this! I hope everyone watches this! Thank you! I'm so glad Lindsay will make a full recovery, and I hope Darth Gator is able to have a long healthy life!
Ok not a serious comment but the name gatortot is the best thing I have ever heard
For real I literally loled
I wish he would let her talk more, he gets excited and talks over after asking her questions
No one is talking enough about the dad who jumped in. He's the real MVP.
It wasn’t the dad that jumped in, the dad was the one in the green polo that was standing by the enclosure. The one that jumped in was a man that worked there.
I think he was also visiting
@xoxo.cc1 no, the one that jumped in was with the visiting party. He did not work there.
The most amazing part of all this to me is that Lindsay was able to talk Donny through getting out of the enclosure. To remain so calm and focused making sure everyone was safe before finally taking a breath. You never really know how you will react in a situation like this until it happens.
I think Donny just got himself the honorary title of “gator handler of the year!” Considering he’s NOT a handler, but sure seemed like he did every. Single. Thing. So. Beautifully. I assumed he was staff at first!
Yeah! He's a hero. He delivered pressure, but no violence towards the animal, and looked in control of himself despite the situation. If he applies to any reptile center, he could show this video as part of the resume.
Especially the way he just stood up and walked away at the end I REALLY thought he was like a supervisor or something that’s had to do this before
And he really just jumped in there to help without any hesitation when she asked. Respect!
@@mycatistypingthis5450 Honestly, he should put it on his resume for most any job! "How are you under pressure? Can you be cool headed in a crisis?" "Let me show you this video..."
I bet Steve Irwin has something to do with it.
This is one of the best, if not the best, interviews I've ever watched. The amount of education here is insane.
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"Exponentially," fits as the correct term in this case. The number of people, particularly untrained & unfamiliar people, interacting with, or simply being in the proximity of, a large predatory animal driven primarily by its instincts, would undoubtedly multiply the likelihood of greater numbers of people being attacked by exponentially increasing factor. It's the amount of opportunities that you need to consider. Dog attacks are so comparatively common because of all the dogs living around people, not because dogs in general are more dangerous to people than are alligators, or certain sharks for that matter.
Ty for the vid mister Clint.
I am happy Lindsay is okay.
Wow, watching that vid was something 😳
I hope DarthGator will be okay as well. I will pitch to help him n the business if I can 😊
Ty again.
Seriously, you’ve done an amazing. You’ve done a great service to Lindsey and for us. She’s really great, and the context really helps clarify this video.
@@russellhall5065 Also, not just the number of interactions/opportunities, but just if the people in question would interact with those reptiles in the same way people interact with dogs, they'd be bitten way more and in way deadlier fashions than dog bites.
You had to buy the rights of the video to the person who filmed it I'd guess ? If so, I wonder, are they entitled to it considering the main focus of the video is Lindsay ? I actually wonder.
Bless her for listening to him talk over her amazing story the whole time. Just let her talk dude, damn.
So irritating, I would have had to pause the interview to tell him to stop interrupting constantly. Maybe she did and he just didn't listen lol
It was so painful to witness
It’s an INTERVIEW not a story time. Do you understand what a conversation is
@@lemonland6523 lol that's exactly why he should let her answer the questions he asks rather than jumping down her throat to explain stuff himself. It's an interview with _her_, not a story time with _him_
@@tumblefluff2496 he was letting her speak tho she’s a quiet girl she obviously needed help filling the convo so Clint (like any good interviewer) guided her
Going to donate what I can! I'm glad she's okay, and I don't think Darth Gator deserves a negative fate because he's doing what gators do. Thanks for educating me, as always
If only we cared the same about ourselves
@@Amor1990 Some people are not worth caring about.
@@mikkelangelokers9965 not true.
@@imcomingforyou.3245 If you want to believe that feel free to.
@@imcomingforyou.3245 Lol so if Hitler asked for some cash, you would give it to him bc he is worth caring about?
We had a birthday party tour scheduled for Scales & Tails a couple weeks out when this happened, and we were thankful to still be able to go. 💚 It was so cool to see Darth Gator up close. He actually pulled himself out of the water while we were there and it was such an impressive sight. I am still in awe of Lindsay and her instincts and training, and Donny’s heroic behavior to get on the alligator. I’m amazed she is able to rewatch this video so calmly. What an incredible woman. I’m really glad to hear her story and not rely on all the conclusions that people/the news jump to.
Our 5 year old son loves alligators and crocodiles more than anything, and we are so thankful for educational places like Scales n Tails 🐊🦎🐢🐍
Edit: thank you for providing the GoFundMe link! I just donated:) I didn’t know little Gatortot’s background. I’m so thankful for all your hard work and protecting these amazing creatures 💖
Right idk if any grown man could’ve remained that calm in that situation !! She’s a real G she talked everybody through the situation even though her arm was stuck in a gators mouth!!!
Everyone in this situation was so competent. Lindsey, the gator wrestling dad, the nurse mom. 10/10 crisis handling.
It's really interesting seeing her point of view on the situation. From the video I knew she had some knowledge on the alligator but this truly shows how intelligent she is. Also being able to take control in a life or death situation, man, that takes lots of guts.
Thanks Clint for taking a terrifying looking viral video and breaking it down with Lindsay this way. Just donated to the Scales and Tails team.
I feel like Donnie Wiseman is probably going to be telling this tale for a long time. Just a "yeah, well, see. It all started when a buddy of mine took his daughter to a reptile house. I had no clue when I walked through those doors that I would be wrangling an eight foot alligator!"
A 20’ gator! 😂 🤣. Weighed as much as a bus!
Who wouldn't 😆 i mean that was brave
Really cool interview, though I do wish you'd let her talk more. I'm sure you were just excited, she's really interesting and as you said, it's not everyday you get to interview someone as badass as her!
What an amazing young lady. I’d love an update on her today. She seems to be traumatized obviously but still so kind and compassionate. Someone could easily never want to look at another reptile again and instead she’s watching it frame by frame and being amazing. I dont know if I love that Clint is having her relive this but I’m glad for it. It’s super educational.
I hope Darth Gator is okay after this. He doesn't deserve to be punished or killed.
You aren't familiar with Scales & Tails, are you?
Darth will be fine. These are knowledgeable people that understand reptiles. They will not put down or "punish" an animal that runs almost entirely on instinct for their actions.
Darth will go on living just fine, and the employees now have a healthier level of respect for his capabilities.
@@seanrallis6714 That's a relief. I was just worried that outside groups would want Darth put down.
@@seanrallis6714
Scales and Tales aren't the worry. The state itself could order euthanasia or seizure of Darth as a dangerous animal.
@@seanrallis6714 pretty sure they were talking about the public/state taking the animal not the caretaking facility.
@@PuffPastry-ke3cm I've never seen a group actively fight to have an animal put down. It's usually the zoo/aquarium that just decide to do it.
I love that she still has a vast love for Alligators after such a traumatic experience! An amazing thing to light up the media that not all trauma is unrecoverable! Its amazing. So many folks fear animals after experiences like this, which, rightfully so, but the fact she knows what happened and is able to live through and overcome this is incredible and so inspiring to people. Way to go!
People who love dangerous animals do so knowing what they are capable of. So there is no change of opinion when they do what makes us love them in the first place.
@@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 knowing something is different from having experienced something
@@thewingedporpoise That's definitely true, but I don't think it applies in a situation like this, where you have mentally prepared yourself for the inevitable.
It's like Steve Irwin once said I'm pretty sure that crocodiles are easy they might try and kill and eat you it's in there nature so it what to expect and makes them predictable it's humans I'm afraid of cause they'll pretend to be your friend first
@@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 it really isn't that inevitable
Thank you for covering this in a responsible way. Brought say much to light. Was hard to watch but so glad everyone's OK and you broke it down so well.
The level of composure this young woman has is amazing. Not just during the event but her willingness to not just discuss it but actually watch the footage of such a traumatic experience is incredible
I live in Florida. I paddle board, camp and swim around alligators most of the year. They are usually not very scary, but I got lost on the river two weeks ago and was paddle boarding at night with no light. I Had a 8 footer get close and follow me for about half a mile. Please if you come to Florida dont feed alligators they lose their fear of people and become much more intimidating and dangerous. Being followed for food at night is very unsettling. Thanks
It is rare to have a dangerous gater that attacked people that had not been fed in the past. An injured gater might go for easier prey and this is sometimes a reason for a gator attacking persons.
You do realize that an 8 foot gator doesnt have a "fear" of humans right? He thinks anything smaller than him is food and that includes you. Meat eaters dont usually discriminate much. We eat gators. They taste great, but it goes the other way around too.
@@ApsisApocynthion there are exceptions. Most alligators avoid humans. The problem alligators are 89 to 98 % likely when it is looked into to have been found to be fed multiple times on a fairly regular basis by humans. The problem alligators were created by humans in the overwhelmimg majority of cases. Occasionally a wounded alligator becomes a problem alligator without having been fed by humans. 8 foot gaters and gaters even bigger are often near humans and unseen. Humans want to see the gaters easier and will fed at regular times to have more convenient gater sightings, but this humsn behavior endangers pets and small children and even adults.
I love the lines “being followed for food at night is very unsettling. Thanks” are kinda funny. 🤷♀️
Not a good idea, no light, at night - he probably thought, why you came knocking guy?
Thank you for giving Lindsay a platform to give her perspective on what happened, esp as whoever filmed that is probably making a lot of money on it. Thank you for sharing your experiences too 🧡
Truly a best case scenario! So happy that your fast thinking prevented a loss of limb and that you helped Darth come away safely! He's a beautiful alligator!I REALLY hope Scales and Tails is doing well so you can keep teaching about these amazing reptiles!
Great interview, superb handling of a crisis by Lindsay and her colleagues. Very glad everyone came out OK in the end (including Darth Gator). A comment on a UA-cam short (published by someone unconnected) luckily pointed me at Clint's Reptiles and I found the interview after a bit of searching through the videos.
I just need to say that Dr.Clint is such a good man. I suspect part of the reason he invited her to do this was as a way to help her cope and process what happened. Especially the timing. 1 week. Not to early but also not to late. He is such a caring yet intelligent man so this is the perfect way to comfort someone who experienced something traumatic. You can tell He respects her knowledge and experience by pacing of thier conversation and how he difers to her and invites her to explain things. He truly is a master biologist up to and including how to take care of humans.
I see you Clint. Your a good man.
@@roomofkale788
Any valid argument you may have had vanished when you levied the bigoted accusation of MANsplaining. He is an excitable DOCTOR yet you just assume and condemn what is probably just a result of education, excitement and minute social awkwardness as something inherently sexist. YOU in fact are the rude sexist.
I agree...also think it was so people don't change their opinions on crocs and gators for the worse
@@roomofkale788
Mansplain is a slur. Full stop.
@@roomofkale788 Clint didn't even "explain" anything at all to Lindsey. Every time he explained something was for the camera and the people who don't know what is happening. When he'd ask her to explain was so that people watching could understand. These two experts didn't need to pause to explain things, if there was no camera, the conversation would have been very different. But Clint was a university professor and a youtube educator. Lindsey is also a reptile educator. What you mistook for "mansplaining" was really two educators working together to teach you something.
@@roomofkale788 i completely agree with this, I don’t know why people are getting up in arms about it. It doesn’t make Clint any less of an awesome educator- it’s just a critique, and mansplaining is just a term lol. I understand clint’s enthusiasm but it would have been nicer if he had asked more questions and made less assumptions about what she was feeling in a particular moment.
I'm so glad that you brought us her side of the story and not the over dramatized story that's being presented by other groups. I hope that nothing horrible happens to Darthgater
Her calm, poise, and humor are phenomenal!!
The enthusiasm is obvious and welcome here but a great interview allows the person interviewed to speak without constant interruption. As as an animal expert she could easily run through the technical items herself.
i started crying when they were talking about the kids at the end, imagine a child understanding wild animals behavior better then grown adults. i’m so glad that they don’t view darth gator any different
I love how if you go back and watch it too, the adults are visually unsettled and trying to figure out what to do and the kids are just CHILLIN’ like this just happens all the time. I just live how calm they were the whole time just waiting to see if she was ok
@@spencerwagner903 Children often look to the parents on how to react with things. There's a lot of videos where toddlers fall, and the parent laughs to see if the fall was serious or not. The toddler is obviously going to cry if they injured themselves, but that's not the common outcome from falling. So the toddler learns that falling is ok and that it will happen. The toddler will laugh too. But if the parent freaks out, and makes a big deal, the toddler will think thats how they should react too. So parents were probably raised in a way where something like this should be met with drastic responses, but perhaps they weren't as exaggerated when raising their own children. And I hope these kids continue to have a measured response, it really helps keep situations under control.
Imagine how horrible it could've gone if all the kids were running around screaming.
If it had killed someone, they would have really regretted that name.
@@MrCmon113 it wouldn’t have been his fault regardless
@@mynameisambertoo7379 i agree. I have a young great nephew who was being taught to be in fear of nastiness and unexplained danger and he cried when he fell and even before he cried, people were rushing in to comfort him.
We walked in a tiny thin patch of woods. However for him it was deep wilderness. He fell, he look at me for my reaction. I said "you fell down, you [will] get up". He looked puzzled. He had only failed to lift his feet high enough and had tripped over a fallen branch, which is easily done with leaves on the ground.
I said "you are not a baby. You fall down, you get back up. OR should we go home now?" I only had to say that once. It became our catch phrase " I fell down got up". "When you fall down , you get back up", he would say laughing and with pride. He learned to ride a bike. Thst was a loud a rude process. He whined, I mocked him, he stopped whining. Hevsoukd try again and hebsoukd shine and I woukd mock him and hebsoukd try again and repeat. " Well, I have never seen any one keep a bike off the ground the way you tried to do it. [ studiously stared at the bike.] If you succeed, you wll be the first person to ever ever do it that way. I like to do it this way."
He learned to cook eggs for his great grandma. He learned to manage and do the jobs on our imaginary restaurant. He was older than a toddler but he had not been taught manners or social skills. At the pretend restaurant we could talk about the waitress not showing up and "could he please go to table 4 ...[and please ask then this or do this in the way]". He would not accept instructions or advice given in the normal way but he could learn how to run our pretend restaurant from how to open the fridge and put things away and how to speak to people. I had bad examples in which the imaginary waitress had done this and the customer was very mad at us.
Teaching a child manners and skills and how to develop self restaintnus so important , that it is worth hurting the kid's feelings to do it. They were humiliating the boy and yet pampering him. He could get what he wanted by pouring and screaming and he did not know how to negotiate for it. He did not respect people and was being taught how to humiliate others and when to humiliate others and when ti subject oneself to the humiliation of those with more prestugevor money or power than yourself. Yikes !! Boys need to know how to negotiate and how to follow rules and why rules exist. Our society needs rules and needs most to follow the rules or else life gets just way too complicated and unpredictable. If little boys are not taught the rules and how to negotiate abd are taught only to humiliate others and to be be ok humiliated by bullying adults, then what kind of adult will he become? Who will want to be his co worker, or employer or boss or landlord? No one will.
Absolutely amazing video. This perspective is highly valuable! I am extremely happy that both you and Lindsay were comfortable enough to go through this video, step by step, and break it all down. This is one of the best things you guys have EVER made! Education and awareness is the number one way to turn fear into respect, and by breaking down these kinds of horror stories it takes away the power of fearmongering. I am proud beyond words of both of you!
What an awesome job she did! Total freak accident and she handled it EXACTY right. What a great skill to be able to stay so level headed in such a terrible moment.
brilliant interview. Thanks for educating us always!
This was an accident nothing more. She handled the situation like a professional. No need to punish the alligator for a accident, and she handled the situation extremely well and came out of it injured but alive and even more educated. These places need to exist for the education and most of us would never get to see these animals otherwise. Thank you for sharing this. I wish I could donate to help, but I'll have to just offer my thoughts and prayers for her and the Alligator and for Scales and tails.
An accident?... Or carelessly handled a a wild animal capable of dismembering limbs with her bare hands, with staff who have a lack of training at a childs party... Wierd how it happened...
This comment is just so incredibly stupid.
is having a dog, even a small dog carelessly having an animal that could harm or even kill you?
You are definetly going to say no to that, even though that is exactly how you describe a situation that definetly was an accident and DEFINETLY not because she was careless.
it couldn't have been an accident at least on the gator's part, when they bite or attack it's never an accident. I agree the gator shouldnt be punished something that it's wired to do though, they cant choose like humans
@@reynaaiken4542 it was an accident, he wasn't trying to eat her hand
@Celeste Cosimini yea the idiots who buy wild animals as pets need to be stopped. Hence this zoo educating people
So glad she is ok..it's very rare to get a proper follow up on a video like this. Great video.
Lindsey, your grace, your compassion and your STRENGTH is absolutely astounding. You are a super woman. 💚💙
Amazing recap of the incident, what a brave woman! Happy that the injuries were minor all things considered. And great points and commentary by Clint
She gets full on death-rolled by an alligator and she says she was “a little freaked out” she deserves the best
I can't believe how well she handled the situation and the fact that she was coaching everyone on what to do next.
Truly strong woman!
Absolutely professional presentation. Very well informed and respectful to both Lindsay and Scales and Tails, as well as respect to the other people involved and Darth Gator.
So glad that she's alright!! Loved the in-depth explanation of the event happenings. Such a great discussion.
How long until we know for sure that Darth Gator is "safe" from being put down or taken away?
That poor turtle who got destroyed for eating something it was given:(
I know. It makes me so sad. Obviously it's very different than my tortoises but after getting to know them and their personalities, so much like any mammalian pet, it hurts to see any type of turtle (tortoise, terrapin) get hurt.
That’s got to be the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard in my life. It’s like killing a pig for someone feeding it bacon. Yes it’s wrong but the pig did literally nothing. Absolutely ridiculous.
I was horrified when I heard that. What ignorance does it take to do something so awful. Hypocrisy is a human problem
I wouldn't think i would get so emotionally engaged in this video, now i am sitting here, almost crying out of relief (at the point where the nurse took over). Great video and explanations.
She handled this so wel, a pro with no actual experience of being in this position. It's really cool knowing her train of thought as this was going on. Donny's got balls of steel as well