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EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/   They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but Big Ray is a 900-pound carnivore who has never had an apple in his life. Looks like the doctor is in!   About Texas Gator Savers:  From reptiles in swimming pools to gators stranded after hurricanes, Gary Saurage and his team rescue alligators from unusual places and prepare them for life in their new home - "Gator Country."    This clip comes from Season 1, Episode 5: "It's a Trap"    EarthX  Love Our Planet.  The Official Network of Earth Day.    About Us:  At EarthX, we believe our planet is a pretty special place. The people, landscapes, and critters are likely unique to the entire universe, so we consider ourselves lucky to be here. We are committed to protecting the environment by inspiring conservation and sustainability, and our programming along with our range of expert hosts support this mission. We’re glad you’re with us.     EarthX is a media company dedicated to inspiring people to care about the planet. We take an omni channel approach to reach audiences of every age through its robust 24/7 linear channel distributed across cable and FAST outlets, along with dynamic, solution oriented short form content on social and digital platforms. EarthX is home to original series, documentaries and snackable content that offer sustainable solutions to environmental challenges. EarthX is the only network that delivers entertaining and inspiring topics that impact and inspire our lives on climate and sustainability.       EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/    Follow Us:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earthxtv/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earthxtv  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earthxtv      How to watch:   United States:   - Spectrum  - AT&T U-verse (1267)  - DIRECTV (267)  - Philo  - FuboTV  - Plex  - Fire TV    #EarthDay #Environment #Sustainability #Eco-friendly #Conservation #EarthxTV #EarthX

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00:00Today, we have a vet coming in because one of our alligators named Big Ray, he's got

00:06a vision problem we want to check out.

00:08Here's the problem.

00:09Big Ray is 13 foot one inch, weighs over 900 pounds.

00:13We've got to get him out of this breeder pond.

00:16There's at least 40 other alligators in that pond that are as big as him.

00:20It's an extremely dangerous situation for my staff.

00:23However, once we get him roped, it's going to be just as dangerous for Big Ray.

00:26Oh man, this is going to wear us out right here.

00:30Ray!

00:31He's over here in a corner by himself.

00:33If I can keep all the other ones away, I should be able to go right in there and rope him

00:37and slide him right out.

00:38Oh, this ain't good right over here.

00:41Ah!

00:42Ah, dang, look at the big ones right here, man.

00:44We've got to get through them first.

00:45Ray!

00:46We need all of them to move and go away.

00:49We're trying to make a distraction to pull him over to another side so we can go over

00:53there and we can get this 13 foot one inch alligator out of there.

00:57Good job.

00:59That's the one that chases.

01:00Within 20 foot of all of us, there's no less than 40 alligators.

01:04Now move these other two hammerheads and we'll be all right.

01:06Come on, Ray!

01:07Come on.

01:08Go get him, boy.

01:09Hey, y'all get ready.

01:10Come on, Ray!

01:11Y'all get ready to get in there with him.

01:14We've got to figure out how to get these other alligators off of us.

01:16Watch.

01:17Watch.

01:18Go right there.

01:19Get it deep.

01:20Get it deep.

01:21I'm focused on keeping this big alligator safe, so I'm focused on him and all these other

01:25alligators coming up.

01:26And at the same time, I have to watch all the staff.

01:29Let's go this way.

01:30Back up.

01:31I'm doing the blocking.

01:32Like, I'm the line of scrimmage here.

01:33I'm holding him back so he can make this shoot right across us.

01:35Hold what you got.

01:36Watch him.

01:37Pull, pull, pull, pull.

01:38Watch, watch, watch.

01:39Go!

01:40Yeah!

01:41Go!

01:42Go!

01:43Go!

01:44Back, back, back, back.

01:45Ha!

01:46Ha!

01:47Ooh, this is dangerous.

01:48Ollie and I have been in this situation several times together, but I will tell you, this

01:49is a pretty bad one.

01:50Hold on.

01:51Watch.

01:52Roll in.

01:53Don't let him get under.

01:54Don't let him get under.

01:55All right, everybody get on this tail rope.

01:56No!

01:57I can't see him.

01:58Watch these guys.

01:59I got you.

02:00I got you.

02:01Ah!

02:02Ah!

02:03Hold!

02:04Hold!

02:05Come on.

02:06Pull it!

02:07Yeah!

02:08That could've been bad really quick, especially for Big Ray.

02:09Oh, there's one on the ground.

02:10Once we get him out, then the clock starts ticking.

02:11Stop.

02:12You gotta be careful with these big alligators like this.

02:13They'll build up lactic acid.

02:14Oh, there's one on the ground once we get him out then the clock starts ticking

02:22Stop you got to be careful these big alligators like this. They'll build up lactic acid really quick

02:27What does that mean?

02:27That means they'll tire out and you really got to get them back rolled over upside right because this lactic acid if you let it

02:33Build up too long. It's fatal to an alligator. I'd like to get to the shade

02:37Sure

02:39Now get it easy buddy. Easy, buddy. Gotta give me quit doing that

02:43Look at what you tell

02:45Everybody here. I'm number need you here. All right, let the head go

02:50Let's go

02:54Y'all pull tail ready go go go push that rope underneath watch watch watch I see him I see him hold

03:00All they take him stay

03:02Stay it's not closed

03:04And he come tight while I'm holding this got him out in the heat we have to get this done quick

03:09We have to get him back in that pool

03:10Splash him cool him off hold him down keep him subdued so the doctor can check him out without hurting him. You just keep going

03:20There we go everybody sit on him get on him real quick kick those back feet up

03:27We've got dr. Weston he actually comes in and he'll check all these things for us. He is a wonderful reptile vet

03:33We don't know if we got an alligator here

03:35That's totally blind or is it just one bad eye or what's going on with you know, let's look at this one

03:40And then we'll get him turned

03:42That eyes missing. There's are you serious? Yeah that eyes collapsed

03:46Reaching in there. I can feel the stub where that eye was. It's it's collapsed. So there's no longer an eye in there

03:52Wow, I hate to ask you this guys, but can you flip him around the doc puts his hand in his eyeball socket?

03:59I'm like and he says it's not there

04:02His whole eye is not there. You know, it looks like he had a real bad corneal injury right here

04:09And I think he actually has some visual tissue up on that top and I think that's what he's seeing

04:13So I think he's seeing from like right here

04:15Okay, and that's why when you threw something out there when it got up to a certain height

04:20I noticed that he

04:22Up and and towards it so he can see out of that eye, but there's nothing you're gonna do for the bottom of it

04:28It's gonna be what it is. Yeah, now he was actually called as a nuisance and I see why now he's a nuisance

04:34Yeah, he needed people to feed him. Yeah, you don't want to feed gators in the wild

04:37They become habitual eyes to that easy meal. So people were feeding him out there

04:43He probably would have survived but not had a great life. Okay, that's it guys

04:47He's in the absolute best environment to keep him happy and healthy

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