Florida Study Finds Nearly All State Alligator Attacks Have the Same Cause, and it's Not the Gators

What causes nearly every alligator attack on humans? Study says it's our fault

Have Floridians discovered the main cause of most alligator attacks? Researchers from Florida believe they have. They've created a ranking system of human actions right before attacks.

Florida Study Finds Nearly All State Alligator Attacks Have the Same Cause, and it's Not the Gators

The University of Florida and Centre College in Kentucky released a study on Wednesday, April 16, that found what causes nearly all alligator attacks in Florida.

It's Your Own Damn Fault If An Alligator Attacks You, Scientists Say

If you ever find yourself bitten or attacked by an alligator, new research suggests it was probably your fault.In a new study published last week in the journal Human-Wildlife Interactions, researchers found that in 96% of recorded gator attacks, the human involved either wasn’t paying attention to his surroundings or did something risky that prompted the attack."I wondered if crocodilians had an unwarranted reputation for attacks the same way s…

UF Study Shows Most Alligator Attacks On Humans Result From 'Risky Behavior'

An alligator inside Kennedy Space Center.Photo: Charles Boyer / Florida Media Now A recent study by the University of Florida and Centre College in Kentucky found that in 96% of recorded incidents of alligators attacking humans, some form of human inattention or risk-taking preceded the attack. This drives home the old saying that “if you leave them alone they will leave you alone.” Well, except for 4% of the time. Alligators Are Everywhere In T…