Would you let your child ride an.......

[mommaofemma]

ALLIGATOR?!!

I did :)

This is his owner!

[matofour]

Not without his mouth taped up

And just because the alligator hasn't hurt someone yet...doesn't mean he won't.

You see it all the time, wild animals are WILD. You can't train them, and people who think they can are extremely naive, or stupid...which ever way you want to put it.

[mommaofemma]

Quoting Mommy2b2324:

Hell no my kids would not ride an alligator. Why would you allow such a viscious animal that close to her??

well lets see...bc he isnt! Jim is absolutely right! Everyone has all alligators lumped into "killer animals" I dont need to prove anything to anyone I trust Bubba.

[carter210]

I wouldn't and even if I would my son is terrified of alligators so he wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole.

I agree with PP its still a WILD animal and can attack at any moment. That's not a chance I would want to take.

[jkleinman]

Bubba looks like he is smiling at his owner. :)

I think it would really depend on how calm the alligator is, and I would have to watch the handler with it for awhile before I could say. I have heard that males are calmer and less agressive than females.

[krayzbabylove]

I am 99% sure that i would NOT.

[mommaofemma]

http://www.coldbloodedcreatures.com/  .... go there!

[Mommy2b2324]

Its not Bubba you should distrust, its the natural instincts of a predatory animal. Even trained circus animals can turn at any moment so its incredibly dangerous and irresponsible to deliberately put your kid in a situation that can at any moment turn deadly. Thousands of years they've walked the earth vs some guy "training" one for a few years....not rocket science to know which one is more realistic. Smh

Quoting mommaofemma:

Quoting Mommy2b2324:

Hell no my kids would not ride an alligator. Why would you allow such a viscious animal that close to her??

well lets see...bc he isnt! Jim is absolutely right! Everyone has all alligators lumped into "killer animals" I dont need to prove anything to anyone I trust Bubba.

[MammaPaparazza]

I had a gator I rescued large reptiles..used to hold him...walk him...,hand feed him, and one day he bit me...their is no guarentee it won't happen...

[Mommyof2n0308]

eek. I dont know... I dont think I would..

however, if I were, it would be one that looked as sweet as Bubba. He is darling!!!!

[mommaofemma]

Quoting jkleinman:

Bubba looks like he is smiling at his owner. :)

I think it would really depend on how calm the alligator is, and I would have to watch the handler with it for awhile before I could say. I have heard that males are calmer and less agressive than females.

Bubba is very calm and listens well. If this was an alligator with NO TRAINER, no way in hell would I let me child ride it.