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Interview With Scientist Almost Bitten Arm Off By Alligator
- Published_at:2012-05-19
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:GV Medias
- tags: Alligator, Scientist
- description: A scientist who almost lost his arm after taking on an alligator has admitted it wasn't the smartest move. Fred Boyce, a seasoned herpetologist from North Carolina, has spent a lot of time working with wild animals. But his encounter on Tuesday with the 250-pound brute did not go according to plan, nearly costing him his arm. To add insult to injury, the foolish move was caught on video - and has since gone viral. 'I obviously wasn't thinking about the digital age that we live in and handheld video cameras,' he said appearing on the Today Show. 'I wish I had been thinking more about that. I was basically thinking (that) the situation there wasn't too good.' Boyce admitted that taking on the animal was 'a little out of my size range to do it by myself', adding that 'this was really not a good example of my best work.' He said he had hoped someone might follow him and jump on top of the alligator. 'I really wish I had had some experienced help there with me.' Boyce was off-duty when he heard that the eight-foot alligator had been spotted along Highway 70 in North Carolina but he decided to step in, having experience in gator round-ups. 'I was really just expecting to take some pictures and see an alligator and maybe lend a hand if they needed one, but otherwise stay out of the way,' he said on the show. 'When I got there I was really surprised to hear that (wildlife officials) weren't responding. Somebody told me that they weren't going to come, and it was all up to us. I would rather have just left it there.' The video shows Boyce using a towel to cover the creature's eyes, in lieu of a capture pole, a trick he hopes will calm it down. He approaches slowly from behind, placing one leg on either side of it and leaning down. The animal whips around and latches onto his arm, toppling him over as it began its attack. 'I was really was not equipped,' in Friday's interview. 'I really kind of didn't feel good about doing this to tell you the truth.' Mr Boyce was rushed to the hospital to be treated and officials from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission were able wrangle the beast and return him to the wild.
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