I’ll admit, Free Willy was one of my favorite movies as a kid way back in the day.
I mean c’mon, that movie had me wanting to adopt a killer whale and become best friends with it at the age of six-years-old.
Let me introduce you to a woman who goes by the name of Gabby Nikolle on Instagram, a veterinary technician and alligator rescuer who has developed quite the friendly relationship with this big gator named Casper at a Florida wildlife sanctuary called Everglades Outpost.
She has shared a number of videos swimming with Casper, many of which that have gone mega viral, and she explains why she able to swim with Casper without being attacked.
Needless to say, this woman has a lot more guts than me. I’ve seen and heard too many videos and stories of people getting attacked by these prehistoric looking creatures to ever get in the water with one.
Hell, I won’t even get in the water where an alligator could live, let alone willingly dive alongside one… nope, no way.
Gabby’s videos have garnered millions and millions of views and you can check out some of other videos and pictures here:
“You can come meet Casper the rescued nuisance alligator safely during Christopher Gillette’s underwater alligator tours at Everglades Outpost.”
“Today I helped Chris with photos during his underwater tours with Casper the alligator at Everglades Outpost. Then I had a little free time to swim with him.”