Well at least he didn't do what some of those guys at Ross Allen's place in Tarpon Springs used to do. Put their head in the croc's mouth! That would have really ruined that guy's day!
I can remember as a kid seeing the "alligator wrestling" shows. Those things were so drugged up they didn't know which end was the biting end. You take a gator fresh out of the wild and try that stuff and it wouldn't even have to bite to mess you up. That tail could whack you silly and those claws aren't only for show. And many people don't realize that a gator can easily outrun you.
So if you are in a swamp area and see some cute little baby gators grunting for their momma, you better beat feet out of there. And for God's sake don't choose to set down on a mound that happens to be a gator's nest!