GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — New research from the University of Florida, as well as Centre College in Kentucky, into alligator attacks suggests the animals aren’t usually the instigators and that alligator attacks are at least 96 percent avoidable.
Most alligator attacks are caused by people engaging in risky behavior, as opposed to the animals acting overly aggressive.
A groundbreaking study takes a bite out of the dangers of gators, showing that their bites aren’t random, but that some form of human risk-taking took place before approximately 96 percent of recorded incidents between gators and people…