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[BADASS] Man punches alligator into submission to save son

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  1. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    A Florida man saved his six-year-old son on Friday by punching an alligator into submission after the beast clamped onto the child’s right arm.

    The boy’s father, still reeling from the harrowing ordeal, told reporters he thinks it’s a “miracle” that not only does little Joey Welch still have his arm, it’s almost completely unharmed.

    The child fell off a pier into shallow waters as his father, Joseph Welch, was preparing to take him canoeing in Boynton Beach. Without warning, a large gator latched onto Joey’s right arm.

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    “So I ran in to the water, it was about waist deep,” Welch told WSVN-TV. “I had my son like this here, because I didn’t want to play tug-of-war with the alligator and get his arm ripped off. So while I’m doing that I started punching the alligator on top of the head as hard as I could.”
    Another man who witnessed the struggle rushed over and began kicking the creature in the belly as Welch wrested his son free, stunningly without even any punctures on the arm.

    “It’s a miracle,” he reportedly said.

    The alligator was later killed by animal control authorities.

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    #1 Xerobull, Apr 22, 2013
  2. rhadamanthus

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    Cool story. (bro)

    Not sure why they killed the alligator, but I guess it makes folks feel better or something.
     
    #2 rhadamanthus, Apr 22, 2013
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    They do it for Chubbs.
     
    #3 nickb492, Apr 22, 2013
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  4. Xerobull

    Xerobull You son of a b!tch! I'm in!

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    Because it tried to eat a kid. But also, it's Florida.
     
    #4 Xerobull, Apr 22, 2013
  5. Two Sandwiches

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    Fritters and boots.
     
    #5 Two Sandwiches, Apr 22, 2013
  6. justtxyank

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    I think standard practice in animal control is animals that attack humans are put down. I'm not an expert, but I think their thinking is that many of these animals are not aggressive towards humans and the ones that are need to be eliminated.
     
    #6 justtxyank, Apr 22, 2013
  7. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    LOL, yeah, only kill the alligators that would eat people. The vegan gators are fine. I also think killing it was unnecessary but if it was something smaller, like a snake, nobody would care. Size matters. Cuteness matters.
     
    #7 Ziggy, Apr 22, 2013
  8. leroy

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    Typically they won't attack humans unless they've been conditioned to expect food from humans. That's what the "Don't feed the animals" signs are for. If you feed them, they see you as a food source. If they see you as a food source and they're hungry, they get pissed.
     
    #8 leroy, Apr 22, 2013
  9. boomboom

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    Well done sir!
     
    #9 boomboom, Apr 22, 2013
  10. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    The kid basically fell on an alligator, bro.
     
    #10 Ziggy, Apr 22, 2013
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    Father of the Year! Glad the kid is in one piece.
     
    #11 Precision340, Apr 22, 2013
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  14. Jontro

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    Holy **** that's one scary mofo!

    Chuck Norris' mustache could probably choke the alligator to death. No punch needed because his punch can destroy whole cities at a time.
     
    #14 Jontro, Apr 22, 2013
  15. RocketRaccoon

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    LOL...no kids I bet.
     
    #15 RocketRaccoon, Apr 22, 2013
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    Look at his eyes....your dead before he even hits you. :grin:
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    #16 BamBam, Apr 22, 2013
  17. Nook

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    Fall in the water next to a gator and see what happens.
     
    #17 Nook, Apr 22, 2013
  18. JuanValdez

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    It's not like there's a shortage of alligators in Florida. Make the kid some boots for his troubles.
     
    #18 JuanValdez, Apr 22, 2013
  19. Juxtaposed Jolt

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    The kid fell into the water, though.

    It's not as though the alligator leapt up on the boat and starting going HAM on the father and son.
     
    #19 Juxtaposed Jolt, Apr 22, 2013
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    #20 Nero, Apr 22, 2013
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