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How to Escape the Clutches of an Alligator
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You may never find yourself wrestling an alligator, but just in case, here's how to escape from one.
| | If on land, try to get on the alligator’s back and put downward pressure on its neck, forcing its head and jaws closed. |
| | Cover the alligator’s eyes. This will usually calm it. |
| | If being attacked, go for the eyes and nose. Use any weapon or your fist. |
| | If its jaws are closed on something you'd rather it not (a limb, perhaps), tap or punch it on the snout as they often open their mouths when tapped lightly. They may drop whatever it is they are biting and back off. |
| | If in the alligator's jaws, prevent it from shaking you or rolling over thus causing severe tissue damage. Try to keep the mouth clamped shut so the alligator does not begin shaking. |
| | How to Avoid an Attack: While deaths in the U.S. from alligator attacks are rare, thousands of attacks and hundreds of fatalities occur from Nile crocodiles in Africa and Indopacific crocodiles in Asia and Australia. |
| | Do not swim or wade in areas alligators are known to inhabit (in Florida, this can be anywhere). |
| | Do not swim or wade alone, and always check the area before venturing in. |
| | Don't feed the alligators. |
| | Do not dangle arms and legs from boats and don't throw unused bait or fish from a boat or dock. |
| | Don't mess with them. |
| | Don't mess with babies or eggs. All alligators will respond to a distress call from a youngster. |
| | Often the attacking alligators had been fed by humans prior to the attack. The link—feeding alligators seems to cause them to lose their fear and make them more aggressive. |
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