Holy hell, I couldn't believe what I saw four young men attempt to do until I stopped them.
I was hiking through CREW Rookery Swamp preserve outside of Naples and came upon four college-age men looking out across a small body of water. They were looking at an alligator, about 12-ft in length. Two of the men pulled out selfie sticks and took off their shoes. At this point the conversation went like this:
Me: Guys, what are you doing?
Them: We want to get a selfie with this big alligator.
Me: You're not from around here, are you?
Them: No, we're visiting from California, we don't have alligators there.
Me: If you do what I think you are about to do, there is a high probability that you won't be returning to California in your current physical condition.
Them: He looks chill, would it hurt us?
Me: (Thinking whether or not I should let Darwin run its course) Guys, believe me, that animal lives for two reasons: to mate and eat. If it comes over to you, it won't be to mate.
Yes, they were about to enter the water, start splashing the water to get the gator to come to it, and then get a selfie to show their friends back home. I had to explain to them why their idea was not a good one. Oh Lord, protect us from the idiots among us.