Alligator charges from water to steal Florida boy's fish in viral sneak attack

A very hungry alligator decided to steal a little boy's bass in Palm Coast and then took his fishing pole too! (Credit: Sean McMahon)

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[Eeasezy]

The kiddo has quicker instincts than his pops looks like..

[zadiefluxx]

Don’t let your kid stand that close to a lake in Florida

[SnorgYippee]

This is the most calm, collected child I've ever seen. He made the most sensible and logical decision and didn't even cry about. Absolute legend

[xXCigarXx]

This guy was 100% trying to rid himself of a child support payment. 😂

[vipahman]

Kudos to this father for staying focused on his viral video. Kudos to the boy for learning never to count on his father.

[sharonc]

Thank God the alligator went after the fish rather than the boy.

[epec]

Dad just stands there filming. What a loser

[ohioagainsttheworld]

the thing nobody is mentioning is, that gator was feet away from that kid the entire time, and they had no idea. he was lurking right at the edge the whole time.

[jacobn.]

As someone who has lived in Florida my whole life, there’s no way I’d let my kid get that close to the shore of a pond especially with the sun setting. In pretty much every pond or lake in Florida, you can almost guarantee there’s gonna be gators.

[vickiefinney]

This could've ended so badly. Who lets their small child near water in Florida 🐊

[Veronica.A.]

I doubt me trusting my dad ever again if he was like this dad.

[andygarcia]

Thank god the kid was there to save his blind dad.

[sergiocuevas]

Dads all: "Now go get the pole back little buddy"

[anonymousforever]

I'm not even a US citizen but the internet has shown me that Florida can be a dangerous place😂

[esotericcommonsense]

*What zero paternal instinct looks like*

[sonsofthetribe]

“dad do you remember when you let me fish near alligator infested water”

[quiltqueen]

Not sure what's more surprising: how quickly the boy's good sense to run off kicked in, or the fact that his father didn't even attempt to save him and just kept filming 😒🤨

[RoscoPColtrane]

Never fish from shore of a freshwater body in Florida. Dumbest thing ever.

[kingbalu]

I wonder how many other gators where nearby watching him 😰 never let your child alone near water.

[Hamman]

This is Florida, how does a parent allow a child to get that close to the water 🤷🏾‍♂️