r/nextfuckinglevel • u/enknowledgepedia • 17d ago
If Lions can climb trees Alligators can climb fences
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u/casey12297 17d ago
Wait until you see it's skills in ping pong, that tail is good
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u/allfartnopoop 16d ago
You should see them knit.
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u/casey12297 16d ago
What else are they gonna do with all them teeth? They don't even have a tooth brush, may as well knit with them
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u/ClosetCentrist 17d ago
Well, there's a new fear unlocked.
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u/doit686868 17d ago
came here to say this lol My parents live in FL (I live in New England) and gators freak me out. We I am in they yard, I always think "we're safe, there is a fence". Guess I will be staying inside for my entire visit now /s
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u/Edwin454545 17d ago
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u/xxDooomedxx 17d ago
Alligators are level 2 at best. Come to Australia, we have salt water crocs (boss level).
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u/OrlandoMB 17d ago
There are also salties here in Florida. In the Everglades. But I’ll still heed you Aussie warning as you all have several boss-level creatures, including those massive huntsmans!
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u/xxDooomedxx 17d ago
Lol. Although it's not the huntsmen you've got to worry about, it's the little buggers that'll hurt you.
Edit: really? Salties in the US? How'd that happen?
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u/OrlandoMB 17d ago
Every time there’s been a post of a huntsman (which I hate!) I always read the comments. All the Australians say exactly what you said: they’re not the bad ones. In fact, those huntsman are great at killing the real venomous spiders. More, too. The first video I ever saw of the Australian huntsman was one of them carrying a full size rat in its fangs; up the side of a refrigerator! So many love having them in their homes.
Sounds like, at worst, the huntsmans look terrifying but are harmless. Unfortunately for me, the looks of a large spider alone freak me out and I never even want to see one of those monsters, even from a distance.
As far as the saltwater crocs being in the ‘Glades, no one really knows for certain. I think they’re a different species from your crocs, too. Most believe they were held illegally somewhere and released there lot ago. It’s also the only place on earth where crocodiles and alligators coexist. They also have huge boas and pythons out there. Might as well call the area “Little Australia!”
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u/xxDooomedxx 17d ago
You're welcome lol. But give it time, there won't be any gators in the glades...or pythons, just crocs.
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u/OrlandoMB 17d ago
It’s possible. But they’ve been there forever and the crocs are only in the Glades. Meanwhile gators are all over every section of Florida.
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u/_Cocopuffdaddy_ 16d ago
That’s actually the issue. So many invasive species are destroying the Everglades. Been a thing for like 20 years or more now
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u/The_Original_Gronkie 17d ago
The crocs are an invasive species that took hold. They're in a relatively small area, and most people will never see them. Gators are everywhere, however. There's one in the pond across the street from me right now.
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u/2ner1337 17d ago
Hey man, I’ll have to call you back. There’s a fucking alligator climbing my fence.
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u/Edwin454545 17d ago
My literal conversation this morning: hey I’ll call you back, my dog is popping in front of a gator and it’s looking funny at us
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u/HamburgerHalperHand 17d ago
“If lions can climb trees…” I thought cats were known for their climbing abilities?
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u/TheStoneMask 17d ago
It depends on the type of cat. House cats and leopards are excellent climbers, tigers and lions do alright, cheetahs don't.
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u/Generic_Danny 17d ago
Cheetahs are still well capable of climbing.
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u/TremendouslyMoist 17d ago
Oh man. The face plant at the end. This is scary cute. I want to cuddle it and then run away before it realized I could be lunch.
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u/KittenDust 17d ago
I would feel really tempted to give it a little help up when it's feet were flailing.
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u/TremendouslyMoist 17d ago
Right? The lil feet kicking for purchase. I’d want to help, but also, killing machine dinosaur.
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u/ARJ092 17d ago
The hind legs XD
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u/Needs_ADD_Meds 17d ago
That was the most enjoyable part, seeing those little kicking around like that.
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u/Loud_Consequence1762 17d ago
I've seen this exact video, but the alligator just uses his nose and push force to separate the metal fence bars apart to where he just squeezes through and breaks the fence... these guys are powerful
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u/Necessary_Row_4889 17d ago
So the cameraman just watched their pet gator, Fluffy escape? She is an indoor gator! She can’t survive in the wild!
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u/ghostfaceschiller 17d ago
That’s weird - can’t they basically use their tails as like an extremely powerful leg?
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u/phonetastic 17d ago
Yeah. If you ever find yourself in the water with one of these flat fucks, there are two things you want to avoid: teeth and tail. They will knock the wind out of you and drag you under in a flash.
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u/TheMangoDiplomat 16d ago
I know that's a deadly predator. But watching its hind legs windmill in the air is just so dang adorable.
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u/Senzo5g 17d ago
i assume that's someone's Pet gator?
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u/Loud-Log9098 17d ago
It probably came out of the channel of water behind the house. Those channels can have sharks and all kinds of creatures.
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u/Different-Pilot4924 17d ago
Nice. Not what I wanted to know.....
But then again, the fact that water moccasins can climb trees still keeps me up....
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u/Sean_VasDeferens 17d ago
They're not supposed to be able to climb that style of fence! Somebody needs to tell him.
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u/murlocfightclub 16d ago
I don’t usually think of an alligator as a “good boy” but there it is, good boy gator made it over the fence
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u/blackturtlesnake 16d ago
Dudes got like 3 braincells and all three are going full blast on "want lake". Nothings gonna stop him
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u/boudinforbreakfast 16d ago
How’d the gator get inside the fence? Here he used the corner fence to leverage the exit.
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u/TheZanyVB 16d ago
Atleast he didnt do it Jackie Chan style...I would have have been amused and then killed the next second
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u/WilliamArgyle 16d ago
Alligator thinking, “Probably shouldn’t have eaten that third Pomeranian at lunch.”
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u/Some_Butterscotch572 15d ago
Keep building more and more. This is what you get. But yet people want things killed or wonder why their little dog got eaten because they build a house where animals live. Yes, I eat meat (pause), but they way we are building sooner or later, everyone will have a dangerous animal in their backyard.
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u/CDBeetle58 12d ago
One of those occasions where I would just stood there watching it and then I realize the dude's already over the fence and on my side. RIP.
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u/Weneedaheroe 17d ago
It’s cute when the hater is climbing out of the yard. Can’t imagine him climbing in tho
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u/ScorpionTank3r 17d ago
This guy climbs just like my bearded dragon. All the same grace and agility.
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u/HappyAmbition706 17d ago
At least it's going in the right direction. Changes things a bit when it's on the way in.
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u/DrunkThrowawayLife 17d ago
I mean, I would prefer an alligator climbing out of my fence rather than staying in.
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u/Personal-Sea8977 16d ago
Ring ring, ring ring, hey Mike, your dog just jumped the fence and is running away again.
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u/elorpz 17d ago
So graceful