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A Colorado man has narrowly missed having his leg devoured by a 600 pound 12 foot alligator named Elvis after slipping over while feeding him a huge raw Turkey.
Footage filmed by visitors to the Colorado Gator Farm captured the shocking moment in which a man only referred to as Chad was feeding the gator.
Elvis can be seen patiently waiting in the murky brown water as a tour guide explains the feeding patterns of the mammoth reptile.
‘If they can’t get another alligator – like if we threw the turkey in there,’ the man explains as he points to a larger alligator pen, ‘there would be seven or eight of them tearing it apart death rolling in opposite directions to tear it apart.’
‘One by himself, if he rolls, stuff just rolls with him so there’s no use in that.
A Colorado man, named Chad, has narrowly missed having his leg devoured by a 600 pound 12 foot alligator named Elvis after slipping over while feeding him a huge raw Turkey
The man goes on to explain how, when alone, an alligator will hold the meat or whatever they’re eating high in the air and shake it from side to side.
As he finishes his explanation, Chad begins to walk over to the other bank signaling to Elvis that he has the food. Gliding over slowly, Elvis takes his position to be fed.
‘They’re incredibly smart and he’s like ‘ok I don’t have the food’ he knows the food is in the yellow bucket and Chad has got the food, so he’s going to go talk to chad,’ explains the tour guide.
‘Do you want me to just toss next to his face?’ asks Chad before picking up the Turkey and slowly walking over to Elvis to throw it into his mouth.
Getting ankle deep into the water, Chad throws the large carcass towards Elvis, but loses his footing on the slippery bank, and tumbles to the ground.
Seeing a far more substantial snack, the gator launches towards him while Chad struggles to get back his footing, slips and rolls back while Elvis continues to snap at his leg.
The crowd can be heard gasping and laughing nervously before the tour guide quickly intervenes telling Elvis to ‘calm down.’
‘I told you guys it might be the last appearance. That’s not the closest we’ve had to losing the chad yet or a leg,’ the guide explains trying to reassure the crowd.
Elvis can be seen patiently waiting in the murky brown water as a tour guide explains the feeding patterns of the mammoth reptile
The man goes on to explain how, when alone, an alligator will hold the meat or whatever they’re eating high in the air and shake it from side to side
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As he finishes his explanation, Chad begins to walk over to the other bank signaling to Elvis that he has the food. Gliding over slowly, Elvis takes his position to be fed.
‘He’s a beast, huh, moves a lot faster than you’d expect doesn’t he? That got my heart going how about you?’
In post of the businesses Facebook page, with a short clip of the incident they wrote: ‘Over the weekend Elvis had a hard time deciding if he wanted to eat turkey or Chad’s legs. Who knew a 12 ft 600lb alligator could run so fast.’
Another clip with a longer video was captioned: ‘It’s crazy how quickly doing an educational demonstration can turn dangerous.
‘As you can see, Elvis wanted to eat the turkey Chad was offering. When the turkey didn’t land in his mouth, Elvis was focused on where he saw movement.
‘It’s why whenever working with large reptile it’s always good to have a backup with you! (and someone to record when it goes wrong.’
The post adds a special thanks to Chad for ‘pretending he was afraid’ to seemingly ‘give viewers something fun to watch.’
‘He wasn’t injured, and he promised to work on this turkey throwing aim,’ the post continued.
Getting ankle deep into the water, Chad throws the large carcass towards Elvis
As he does, the gator launches towards him while Chad struggles to get back his footing, slips and rolls back while Elvis continues to snap at his leg
The crowd can be heard gasping and laughing nervously before the tour guide quickly intervenes telling Elvis to ‘calm down’
There are no native alligators in Colorado, but there are some that have been brought there. Those that are there are of the American Alligator species.
There are only two species of alligator and the other lives in china. American alligators are born black with yellow stripes which fade over time.
There are about 300 live alligators at the Colorado Gator Farm which was founded in 1977.
The farm has grown to include alligators, Nile crocodiles, emus, albino gators, a variety of snakes, tortoises, frogs and lizards.
Year around warm water makes this unusual home outside of the tropics a thriving habitat in Colorado. Nearly all of the animals seen at the farm are pet rescues.
