Doing anything to draw attention to yourself near an alligator is probably a bad idea, yet people continue to take a chance entering into swampy areas without hesitation.
Luckily for us, some of these people also feel the need to film their encounters, giving the internet plenty of 'must see' fodder. The latest comes courtesy of a group that decided to fly a drone near an alligator.
As seen in the clip, a drone is hovering over a swamp just above an alligator’s head when the gator leaps up and snatches the gadget out of midair. “Oh my God, he’s eating it. George, no. Don’t eat that!” a woman can be heard saying in the video as the alligator destroys the drone. After chomping down on the drone a few times, the machine eventually explodes, covering the gator in smoke.
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Most viewers weren’t surprised by the fact they lost a presumably expensive drone in the encounter, pointing out the group was tempting the alligator by flying the drone so close to the water. According to New York Post, the fate of the alligator after eating the drone is unknown.
As for the people, they probably won’t be returning to the swamp any time soon.