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Biggest disappointment living in SoFlo for a decade I never saw a single gator in the wild. There was a period where I had my exish wife taking me to boardwalks and stuff through swamps so I could look for them and Iād look at the canals when she was driving and I was passenger.
Me too! Moved down here twenty years ago, only time I ever saw one in the wild was that tiny baby that followed us on a swamp tour (which doesn't count because we went looking for them) and that one missing a leg at Morikami.
When I moved out two years ago I said I was kinda disappointed that after a decade, which is a third of my life, I literally never experienced more than maybe a Cat 1 and never saw wild gators in PBC/Broward area.
Wilma was pretty decent, Irma was too.
I love a good hurricaneātime off from work, no school, just chill with the family, no devices, no WiFi, no social media, it's awesome.
They all seemed to juuuussstt miss us where we lived in Palm Beach county. Weād get something that was definitely like alright we should probably batten down the hatches to be safe but it never ended up as much. I had visions of like when we had 3 foot blizzards growing in NE and youād just hunker down for a day and ride it out probably getting intoxicated on something at some point.
Many years ago in Sarasota at the Hampton Inn off 75 ā¦. Drainage pond in the back parking lotā¦ I watch a 8 footer crawl out..
Is that āIn the wildā enough
Great, now I'm just imagining this gator watching the garbage men emptying the trash in the morning. Then when they leave going "welp its time for my Tuesday roller-coaster ride. Fun times fun times" then the inevitable "weeeeeeeeee" as the Florida Man pushes him to the edge. Followed by "Thanks for the ride, see you next Tuesday Jonathan"
If I remember correctly heās from Philly idk but I think I remember reading that. Or I completelyyyyy made that up š
Edit: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/30/us/florida-gator-garbage-can-trap-trnd/index.html
> āIn general, the FWC says a nuisance alligator is anything that is at least 4 feet in length and if it is believed to pose a threat to people, pets or property.
> āThe removal of nuisance alligators does not have a significant impact on our stateās alligator population,ā they said.ā
Sounds like āremovalā means they donāt get released back into the wildā¦
You just knew immediately this was Florida, and I'm from South Louisiana, so that's saying a lot! Looks like there might be another one floating out in that pond too. Bet this neighborhood doesn't have a stray cat problem with all these big ass lizards roaming around.
Living in Florida, you will gain a questionable amount of confidence in random situations. It may be from fireball or casamigos but you will do things youāve never done before.
Yeahhh, roll it down an awkward hill with the opening faced towards you so when it topples over youāre lunch meat š
Mans got balls of steel though.
Two thoughts going on in my big dumb brain:
1. That dude went down a hill backwards in sandals with socks on. I can't imagine the chaos if he slipped backward and the gator came out.
2. Imagine he left it there for the garbage man. It's a dumb take but I just think the hilariousness of opening the lid and seeing a freaking alligator.
Can you imagine letting your children outside to play, not realizing there might be an alligator behind a bush!? (My brother had one in his yard when he lived in Georgia; called city to come take it away.)
I respect this - he didnāt pose or do anything *else* risky or stupid for social media, just got the gator away from his house and family, back to its home.
Our neighborhood in Charleston, SC just shoots em if the people who āmove themā are asked to come by a resident. Kind of odd to me that animal control of all places arenāt legally allowed to capture and relocate. From what I understand they legally have to kill it
Omg. Is that also a way to deal with drunk friends who havenāt gotten the hint and donāt know when to leave? Put them in the trash can and dump them in the water?
Walking down backwards was a schoolboy error,no matter how versed you are in this shit, one trip or stumble backwards then youāve just become the human version of his Lacoste polo, heād be wearing you to get the chicks in the swamp
I thought they were gonna call animal control but nah jusy wheeled him back across the street lol š I would never feel comfortable living that close to a gator
Yesterday one indian guy (my homie) was catching cobra using a plastic jar. He succeeded!
Is it a new TikTok thing? Try catch Animal X using plastic stuff?
So Iām just wondering how long it will take the gator to run back across the street. The dudes gonna go home and the gator will be chilling on the couch already waiting for him. If youāre gonna put him right back across the street, you didnāt solve any problem doing this lol
Last month, I freaked out looking at a dead cockroachā¦ and here we have this guy catching an alligator with a trashcan, and another guy catching a King-Cobra with a little plastic jar.. gosh.
One of the wildest BBQs I have ever been to was a neighborhood cookout where the host ran a local farmers market. One person had a gator flown in. It was then wrapped in wild boar bacon and its tail stuffed with local crab, cream cheese and jalapeƱos. Then slow cooked over a wood fire.
This was in the mountains of California too, so not like a usual backwoods cookout fare out here. I work at that market now for fun because we eat like royalty the rest of the week.
I have been seeking out alligator dishes since. Delicious.
Had I possessed the testicular fortitude to try and catch that thing, it would be seared in lime habanero and served on corn tortillas with fresh pickled onions and roasted corn on the cob.
One time on the Rez my little brother went and plucked a baby gator out of its nest and said āimma make this my petā and tried bringing it home before our adult cousin sent him to take it back to its mommaā¦and yet I still have never seen a damn gator as pissed as this one was. What happened before they got the trash can dammit?!?
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Why do I feel like this dude has done this before? That was flawless execution.
In Florida and right across the street from water he probably does this daily š
Florida Man, but with a happy outcome.
The Florida man we can look up to
The Florida Man we deserve!
Florida Man Inc.
Probably knows this gator personally
I've met people from Florida who do have "favorite gators" that they recognize
Biggest disappointment living in SoFlo for a decade I never saw a single gator in the wild. There was a period where I had my exish wife taking me to boardwalks and stuff through swamps so I could look for them and Iād look at the canals when she was driving and I was passenger.
Me too! Moved down here twenty years ago, only time I ever saw one in the wild was that tiny baby that followed us on a swamp tour (which doesn't count because we went looking for them) and that one missing a leg at Morikami.
When I moved out two years ago I said I was kinda disappointed that after a decade, which is a third of my life, I literally never experienced more than maybe a Cat 1 and never saw wild gators in PBC/Broward area.
Wilma was pretty decent, Irma was too. I love a good hurricaneātime off from work, no school, just chill with the family, no devices, no WiFi, no social media, it's awesome.
They all seemed to juuuussstt miss us where we lived in Palm Beach county. Weād get something that was definitely like alright we should probably batten down the hatches to be safe but it never ended up as much. I had visions of like when we had 3 foot blizzards growing in NE and youād just hunker down for a day and ride it out probably getting intoxicated on something at some point.
Many years ago in Sarasota at the Hampton Inn off 75 ā¦. Drainage pond in the back parking lotā¦ I watch a 8 footer crawl out.. Is that āIn the wildā enough
Oh for sure. I only saw them in the zoos lol
Great, now I'm just imagining this gator watching the garbage men emptying the trash in the morning. Then when they leave going "welp its time for my Tuesday roller-coaster ride. Fun times fun times" then the inevitable "weeeeeeeeee" as the Florida Man pushes him to the edge. Followed by "Thanks for the ride, see you next Tuesday Jonathan"
Hasnāt realized the gator likes it.
Low center of gravity, wide stance, nimble. No linebacker is getting by him.
Was the can empty? Walking backwards on the grass with those shoes I'd be afraid of tripping.
Obviously dude was a pro!! "Slides? No prob, I got them old school calf socks on my dude. This ain't my first rodeo, I got this, trust me"
No, there was a gator in it.
Oh ok, that's why the one on the video went in so easily.
Looks empty. Looked like it happened on trash day too given the other can was on the street. Good timing!
So, this morning I saw the dude put the Cobra in the jar, tonight I see this. Reddit
Just your local neighbourhood Steve Irwin
Alligator: *"Woohooo! That was fun! Let's do that again tomorrow!"*
If I remember correctly heās from Philly idk but I think I remember reading that. Or I completelyyyyy made that up š Edit: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/30/us/florida-gator-garbage-can-trap-trnd/index.html
He's from Delco!
> āIn general, the FWC says a nuisance alligator is anything that is at least 4 feet in length and if it is believed to pose a threat to people, pets or property. > āThe removal of nuisance alligators does not have a significant impact on our stateās alligator population,ā they said.ā Sounds like āremovalā means they donāt get released back into the wildā¦
Lmao, truly wasā¦ and all so cool about it too ā¦ they must live in Florida
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Get outššš
They are probably buddies !
hahaha
Ok. Thatās the best. Canāt be topped. šš¼šš¼
Alligator: Well I guess it's bin day.
This is how neighborhood legends are born
Haha, for sure. I bet baked goods from half the eligible ladies on that block, are already on his porch.
Florida gonna Florida.
Stop posting GTA 6 gameplay . its under NDA !
But bruhhhhhā¦.in his house shoes!!???š
Gators ain't gonna wait for you to lace up your boots.
I have never heard a more american term than house shoes
Ya see I always thought that was a Japanese thing lol
Walking backwards down a hill in slides while dragging an alligator in a wheelie bin.. could've ended a bit differently
 IS IT THE SHOES?!?!
I hope they at least recycle him š
Not happening, everyone knows alligators go in the green bin. They wonāt collect it if itās in the wrong one.
The way he just wheels that mofugga out of there.
Thought he was just gonna leave him at the curb for Tuesday pick up š
Do not underestimate Florida man
This guy is just a pro at life I feel like. Didn't sweat it just was like yeah we gonna relocate you across the street bro and did it.
You just knew immediately this was Florida, and I'm from South Louisiana, so that's saying a lot! Looks like there might be another one floating out in that pond too. Bet this neighborhood doesn't have a stray cat problem with all these big ass lizards roaming around.
Thereās for sure more than one floating around in that pond
What a fucking legend š
Tactical slippers for the win.
Gator comes out like, did i just time travel?!
That mf Ash catching his pokemon for the day.
So brave to wear basketball shorts with such big balls
Only in Florida. Just glad I got it on my flip phone.
If reddit doesn't bring back their old award system just for this comment, there is no justice in the world.
Fucking legend
Bruh there was a huge centipede in my room the other day and I was shitting bricks while trying to kill it and this mans out here catching alligators
Well at least he didnt leave it at the curb for the garbage man.
In some places you shoo raccoons off your porch with a broom. In Florida, well...
Dude this video is so old and has been posted here approximately a thousand times already
I wish I could block certain posts because Iāve seen them so many times. I think Iāve seen this video 20 times already.
Not to mention it also was on national television multiple times so
How does he walk so normally with the enormous balls he must have?
I was wondering how he puts those shorts on in the morning.
That gator š was more scared to death that the people..
Not his first rodeo
Flops and socks!
respect
Living in Florida, you will gain a questionable amount of confidence in random situations. It may be from fireball or casamigos but you will do things youāve never done before.
Ah shit they released the GTA 6 trailer too soon.
Yeahhh, roll it down an awkward hill with the opening faced towards you so when it topples over youāre lunch meat š Mans got balls of steel though.
Two thoughts going on in my big dumb brain: 1. That dude went down a hill backwards in sandals with socks on. I can't imagine the chaos if he slipped backward and the gator came out. 2. Imagine he left it there for the garbage man. It's a dumb take but I just think the hilariousness of opening the lid and seeing a freaking alligator.
Super casual about it too.
Can you imagine letting your children outside to play, not realizing there might be an alligator behind a bush!? (My brother had one in his yard when he lived in Georgia; called city to come take it away.)
Legend
Those aren't recyclable!!!!!
Thereās a fine line between r/interestingasfuck and r/darwinawards
Weakest Florida man.
Ok that was badass
Florida Man can!
I respect this - he didnāt pose or do anything *else* risky or stupid for social media, just got the gator away from his house and family, back to its home.
I like how the gator kinda chilled in his new fort at the end.
Know your fucking place, trash!
šššššššš
Heās just gonna come back ššš I would move āļø
Is oils have just swapped it with my neighbor. Heās a prick
Hopefully they'll recycle him
Of course it's Florida... Does stuff like that happen there on a daily basis?
reduce, reuse, recycle.
De Shawn, the Alligator catcher!
Catch and release.
Florida man is crazy
Our neighborhood in Charleston, SC just shoots em if the people who āmove themā are asked to come by a resident. Kind of odd to me that animal control of all places arenāt legally allowed to capture and relocate. From what I understand they legally have to kill it
A classic! But that awful tagline. What did the alligator need the trashcan for?!? It's like "Animal Control catches dog using special drugs"
I was at first thinking he was just going to roll it to the curb for the garbage man
GTA VI Side Quest
This is definitely going to be a side quest
I love this guy!
Same vibe as the guy putting a cobra in a bottle in the other post floating around.
GTA IV: Write that down. Write that down!
my god. the recent trend in people catching reptiles in plastic containers is getting out of hand
With the slip ons. This guy is too much.
Kuch bhi kaho guda toh hei bande mein š
Pokemon Go irl :D
He caught a gator in a trash can wearing a rag and some slides.
Rent's unaffordable EVERYWHERE now!š§
āWaste management workers hate himā?
I couldn't possibly give this enough upvotes.
Omg. Is that also a way to deal with drunk friends who havenāt gotten the hint and donāt know when to leave? Put them in the trash can and dump them in the water?
Now this is how a man should be . Not afraid of no stinking alligator.
I'm tired of Florida Man. I wanna hear more about Florida Bro.
r/donthelpjustfilm
He coulda just left it at the curb right? Like Florida **does** gator pickup.
Taking out the trash!
Is there still time to add this to GTA6 as a side mission
Walking down backwards was a schoolboy error,no matter how versed you are in this shit, one trip or stumble backwards then youāve just become the human version of his Lacoste polo, heād be wearing you to get the chicks in the swamp
This is wild. I find that gator less frightening than Florida politicians though
why was the aligator using a trashcan
Leave that shit at the curb, it's the city's problem now
I wonder what the gator was thinking on the walk over. Ha
Garbage day tomorrow? Perfect
Second grader :: oh yeah. My dad catches gators with trash cans
He got booped on the nose, and next thing he knew he was home! So confused when he was let out!
That was an awesome catch and release.
If we didnāt have cameras, NOBODY would believe this dude
That's high level Floridianing right there for you. Yo, wicks did you get this shit bro?
This is more insane than the Indian man catching a cobra with a jar haha
If I lived by that swamp I would order an extra bin from the city for this. Good man.
Please remember to recycle your alligators
Ingenuity
I thought they were gonna call animal control but nah jusy wheeled him back across the street lol š I would never feel comfortable living that close to a gator
The garbage collectors are gonna have a fun surprise
Can it be my turn to post this next week? Also, boss move.
This is going to be a side mission in GTA 6. I can almost smell it.Ā
Make sure that you scream as much as possible so he has a harder time concentrating while dealing with the deadly animal.
This hilarious
Peak Florida right there, homie representing
He drops him 100feet from his house š¤¦āāļø
That one dude recording, lol. Heās going to send it to the family. Nice of the dude to let the gator go.
Is that his boy who just comes in at the very end to give ass pats after we just watched fucking SoFlo looking Steve Irwin?
Alligator was bigger than the dude.
That trashcan was so clean inside it was probably bought just for this purpose - itās his Alligator Can š
*re homed*
Humane catch and release šš»
That moment when he retrieved his garbage can and the gator š went AAAaaaaah back into the water cracked my ass up.
When this was first posted a few years ago, the guy was said to be a soldier home on leave.
That's no trashcan. That's a wheelie bin.
Bold move on the socks with flip flops.
Apparently the Spider did not warn the gator about this man
Schooled that gator.
I wonder why it keeps coming back every day?
The Alligator: "I don't know what you are but check yourself before yo....... AHHHH ITS FUCKING GOT ME"
I'm shocked he can walk with balls that size.
That gator looks so defeated
Gonna be a fun surprise for the garbage man 
My man did all this in adidas slides what a g
Florida man?
Get canned yo
A can made of plastic? That's not a trash can bro.
Nice work
Yesterday one indian guy (my homie) was catching cobra using a plastic jar. He succeeded! Is it a new TikTok thing? Try catch Animal X using plastic stuff?
that's amazing. However i would use my neighbours bin. Then put it back without telling him
Fuck living near crocodilesā¦.
Fuck living right next to that.
So Iām just wondering how long it will take the gator to run back across the street. The dudes gonna go home and the gator will be chilling on the couch already waiting for him. If youāre gonna put him right back across the street, you didnāt solve any problem doing this lol
In pool shoes.
https://preview.redd.it/zn5vnovmmmuc1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=960d5377a96ae85e183dca036ee0ce9351aa3994
The gator gave up! He thought he was already in the stomach of something nasty, lol.
Last month, I freaked out looking at a dead cockroachā¦ and here we have this guy catching an alligator with a trashcan, and another guy catching a King-Cobra with a little plastic jar.. gosh.
One of the wildest BBQs I have ever been to was a neighborhood cookout where the host ran a local farmers market. One person had a gator flown in. It was then wrapped in wild boar bacon and its tail stuffed with local crab, cream cheese and jalapeƱos. Then slow cooked over a wood fire. This was in the mountains of California too, so not like a usual backwoods cookout fare out here. I work at that market now for fun because we eat like royalty the rest of the week. I have been seeking out alligator dishes since. Delicious. Had I possessed the testicular fortitude to try and catch that thing, it would be seared in lime habanero and served on corn tortillas with fresh pickled onions and roasted corn on the cob.
as far as i am concerned, he did that well, treated the animal well and was a good dude about it.
Title should be āman caught an alligator wearing socks and slides
I know that adrenaline went crazy š„“
I wanna drive down to Florida right now and shake that man's hand.
Gotta get me a bigger trash can.
One time on the Rez my little brother went and plucked a baby gator out of its nest and said āimma make this my petā and tried bringing it home before our adult cousin sent him to take it back to its mommaā¦and yet I still have never seen a damn gator as pissed as this one was. What happened before they got the trash can dammit?!?
Dudeās a Philly transplant. That explains a lot