Giant alligator grabs guide’s hand; what happens next? [Watch]

Alligators are serious predators, built to kill without showing mercy to their prey. Water is their territory and anyone who comes near becomes their potential target.

Unfortunately, some humans have the tendency to invite danger by teasing nature's predators to showcase their bravery, which can result in severe injuries or even loss of life.

This undated video, which has gone viral on the internet, is another example of risking one's life for no reason.

The 18-second clip shows an airboat guide feeding a giant wild alligator to impress tourists. The guide leans in close to the alligator and feeds it while the tourists record the spectacle. On the second attempt, the giant reptile attacks the guide by grabbing the hand he was using to feed it. The airboat guide immediately opens the alligator's jaws to retrieve his hand.

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Fortunately, the guide was able to save his life with only a few bruises on his hand. However, the alligator could have easily dragged the man into the water and killed him.

The undated clip was shot was one of the tourist who was on a bachelorette trip to Louisiana’s New Orleans.

The clip was shared on Twitter by an account named @clips that go hard with the caption, “Friend of mine caught this on her bachelorette trip to nola. airboat guide almost loses a hand.”

Since being shared the clip has raked up more than 99,000 views and 1,200 likes. Twitter users in one word said that the guide fortunate enough to save his life.

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