Alligator Attack

Pull an animal out of its natural habitat.
Put it on display in an aquarium
Poke it with a stick to provoke it
Stick your arm in its powerful jaws.

Tragic Loss or Darwin Award Recipient?
 
That's the Bangkok crocodile show ... I've been there in 2003 :D

This is at a huge crocodile farm outside Bangkok, Thailand where about 50,000 are bred for their skin and meat. One of the acts is where these 2 beautiful girls puts her heads inside the crocs mouth. Good thing it bit the guy. I had a hard time finding a Thai bar girl that wanted to go with me for free to this place... they all seem to hate crocodiles. The shows really all about how much can we provoke the croc before it bites us...
They do the craziest things in Thailand... seen girls put live scorpions in there mouths too in the show... just crazy!!!!!!
 
Well, it's not like everybody has a choice. Maybe his only other alternative was to beg on the streets. I don't think too many people would do this because they enjoy it.
 
...just curious...

...during the infamous death roll, do Alligators always roll to their left?

That animal made 2 complete revolutions before the performer even knew what what happening!?!
 
I dunno about croc fighters, but at least folk like Steve Irwin respect the animals when "interacting" with them.

Regardless of whether it was his job, or whether he had a choice, it seems obvious that people do find it entertaining to watch/partake in a "croc mock".

Maybe if enough people lose a limb they may "wise up", but in the mean time they deserve what they get.
 
I suppose it is as risky as many other occupations that men chose, race car drivers, wrestlers, fire fighters etc... you just never know when something will go wrong.