MMA wrestler uses his bare hands to catch a crocodile

An MMA wrestler stunned netizens when he used his bare hands to subdue a stray 2.4 meter long alligator in the Northside residential area, Florida, USA.

The video recorded the scene of Mike Dragich, 34 years old - an MMA wrestler - approaching the 2.4 meter long crocodile from behind. Taking advantage of the time it had not yet observed him, Dragich gingerly approached, then suddenly used his entire body to pin down the ferocious crocodile.

Video records the scene of an MMA wrestler using his bare hands to catch a crocodile on the street. (Video: Click2houston).

Seeing the crocodile open its snout and attempt to respond, Dragich immediately used his bare hands to lock on the "swamp killer" . The force of his hand was so strong that it made the crocodile feel stuck to the road.

After controlling the crocodile, Dragich calmly pulled the crocodile's jaw up, wrapped a special tape around the crocodile's snout, making it unable to open anymore, then lifted it off the ground without any help. any other supporting device.

Witnessing Dragich using his bare hands to control and lift his trophy, the people around him praised him endlessly. Many witnesses took out their phones to record the entire incident.

Sharing after the incident, Dragich said he received a call from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, reporting a stray crocodile into a residential area.

Using his bare hands and feet, Dragich pinned the crocodile down and caught it without any assistive devices. (Photo taken from clip).

Because April is the beginning of crocodile mating season, similar incidents often occur in many areas of North America - where short-snouted crocodiles dominate.

Immediately, Dragich abandoned his wrestling match that would take place in 5 minutes, and moved to the location to catch the crocodile.

It is known that Dragich has long been famous for his enthusiastic participation in crocodile hunts, thereby attracting tens of thousands of online followers.

Last June, the veteran MMA fighter was dispatched to remove an aggressive 10-foot-long alligator from a parking lot near a Jacksonville elementary school.

With only his bare hands, Dragich wrestled with the giant reptile in front of the cheers of a large audience.

"I really feel like Batman ," Dragich told FOX 35 Orlando. "I got the call, and immediately showed up to solve the problem."

Short-snouted crocodiles are often seen in residential areas in the US if this area is close to where they breed (Photo: Getty).

It is known that the cases of crocodiles appearing in residential areas in the US are mostly short-snouted crocodiles (scientific name: Alligator mississippiensis ). This is a native crocodile species with a large physique, when mature it can be 4-5 meters long and weigh more than 400kg.

According to records, the largest crocodile ever found in Louisiana recorded a length of up to 5.84 meters.

This short-snouted species lives in freshwater environments such as ponds, swamps, rivers, lakes. as well as in brackish water. They are considered an important species for maintaining ecological diversity in wetlands.

The bite force is the most dangerous weapon, creating the "swamp killer" brand for the American short-snouted crocodile.

On average, a crocodile bite produces a force of up to 9,452 newtons under laboratory conditions. This is one of the highest records ever recorded for a living animal.

Besides, the long tail of this species also acts as a defensive weapon when the crocodile feels threatened.

According to data recorded from 1734 to 2017, American short-snouted crocodiles caused 213 attacks, of which 30 were fatal.