Your Daily Dish

Feeding Outrageous to you Daily

Hide Advertisement
Wildlife

Watch News Anchor Wrestle With Angry Gator on Live TV

By 1 min read
  • # aligator
  • # animal
  • # blooper
Advertisement - Continue reading below
Source: Facebook
Source: Facebook

Video of a gator struggling with a news anchor live on television has exploded into a viral sensation.


The clip stems from late August, when WBZ sports anchor Steve Burton was involved in a segment featuring several animals. Things went according to plan when Burton handled tarantulas, scorpions, and a boa constrictor. Everything turned however when animal handlers Joaney Gallagher and Michael Ralbovsky tried to hand over an alligator.

Initially the gator appears docile, but as soon as Burton goes to hand the animal back it begins thrashing wildly, much to the anchor’s chagrin. The comical clip quickly went viral, garnering over 1,000,000 Facebook views as of press time, with many finding humor in Burton’s reaction.

The anchor himself spoke about the incident, telling the Huffington Post, “That clip doesn’t show the whole thing. It was a segment lasting five or 10 minutes and the gator didn’t want to be held anymore.”

Advertisement - Continue reading below

School Honors Teen as Homecoming King Days After He Dies From Cancer
Lifestyle
Brian Delpozo 2 min read

School Honors Teen as Homecoming King Days After He Dies From Cancer
This Purple Heart Is Back With Its Rightful Owner After Being Lost for Over a Decade
Lifestyle
Margo Gothelf 2 min read

This Purple Heart Is Back With Its Rightful Owner After Being Lost for Over a Decade
This 87-Year-Old Hospice Patient Checked a Goal of Her Bucket List by Participating in the Women’s March
Lifestyle
Margo Gothelf 2 min read

This 87-Year-Old Hospice Patient Checked a Goal of Her Bucket List by Participating in the Women’s March
Jeffery Tambor Urges Hollywood to ‘Give Transgender Talent a Chance’ in Emmy Speech
Apple
Sara Wilkins 2 min read

Jeffery Tambor Urges Hollywood to ‘Give Transgender Talent a Chance’ in Emmy Speech
RAINBOW FOOD!!!!
Entertainment
Jason Owen 1 min read

RAINBOW FOOD!!!!
Golden Globes 2016: ‘Carol’ Leads With Five Nominations
Entertainment
Margo Gothelf 4 min read

Golden Globes 2016: ‘Carol’ Leads With Five Nominations
Hero Cop Shields Child From Being Struck by a Car
News
Kenny Servera 1 min read

Hero Cop Shields Child From Being Struck by a Car
Adventurer Builds Amazing Road Trip Bed In Back Of His Truck
Lifestyle
Jason Owen 2 min read

Adventurer Builds Amazing Road Trip Bed In Back Of His Truck
Hacker Group Begins Release Of Alleged KKK Members Emails, Phone Numbers
News
Jason Owen 1 min read

Hacker Group Begins Release Of Alleged KKK Members Emails, Phone Numbers
The World’s Ugliest Color Has Been Identified
Science & Tech
Lauren Boudreau 1 min read

The World’s Ugliest Color Has Been Identified
Australian Mom’s Body Positive Facebook Post Goes Viral
Lifestyle
Brian Delpozo 3 min read

Australian Mom’s Body Positive Facebook Post Goes Viral
This Easy-to-Understand, 20,000-Year-Long Chart Perfectly Captures Urgency of Climate Change
Science & Tech
Jason Owen 3 min read

This Easy-to-Understand, 20,000-Year-Long Chart Perfectly Captures Urgency of Climate Change