GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Researchers say humans, not alligators, are to blame for most gator bites in a newly published study.
Scientists at the University of Florida and Centre College in Kentucky published a study in the journal Human—Wildlife Interactions.
The researchers developed a first-of-its-kind ranking system to categorize human actions before a gator bite. In 96% of incidents, some form of human inattention or risk-taking preceded the attack…