9/20/2023 0 Comments Jimmy riffle quits![]() We still go out there and do what we started to do, and that’s going to rescue alligators. But the only good thing about it is that my friends they’ve known me for a long time, and if I start getting out of place, they put me back into it. I’ve always grown up watching the animal shows and thinking it would be cool. I never thought that I would be doing that. How has the show changed your life? Do your family and friends like seeing you on television? How about yourself? It definitely adds a whole new level of having to deal with the animals that we do. Now that the film crew is there, you kind of have to have everyone’s back, because right in the middle of danger, if the cameraman makes the wrong move, that alligator could jump toward him. Before we didn’t have to worry about that. Has it been a challenge to have the camera crew with you on these cases?īefore the film crew got to us, it was just Paul and I and a couple other guys. Like we said before, we’re not against other trappers, we just do what we do, and that’s going out, rescuing alligators and doing our thing. It keeps us going, not knowing what the next situation is going to hold. Paul and I, we think we’re doing a really good thing rescuing the alligators. Is saving alligators still what drives you to go out to each case? You just think about doing a job and getting the alligator caught up as safely as possible for him and us. When we get into situations like that, nothing crosses your mind. It’s good not having to tell your partner to do something when you’re in the middle of the action. If I go after the tail, Paul goes toward the head. Most of the time, which is good about working with Paul, we’ve been with each other for so long, we don’t have to tell each other what to go do. Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle - Photo courtesy of Animal Planet From a viewer’s perspective, it looks like you don’t have much fear. But we were able to finally get it going just recently. We’ve been trying to do what we’ve been doing for the last seven to eight years. Him and I always talked about doing something, and we hit it off pretty quickly, Paul and I. When I was at Native America, I met Paul through there. When did it click for you to turn this fascination into an actual business? Animals have been a passion of my life since I can’t remember, especially alligators. And when I first started, I didn’t expect it to escalate. … I stayed there from 11 years old to about 24, 25 years old. How did this love and fascination of working with alligators begin?Īctually I started volunteering at a place called the Native Village. ![]() Us going out, rescuing alligators, and a lot of action, a lot of mud, and getting dirty and wet, and very dangerous situations. What should audience members expect from the upcoming season? ![]() Click here for Part I, a talk with Paul Bedard. Questions and answers have been slightly edited. ![]() Here, in Hollywood Soapbox’s second and final exclusive talk with the Gator Boys, Riffle talks about his toughest alligator case of all time and the education needed to allay the public’s fears. When most people head to the office for another 9-to-5 slog, Riffle and Bedard head into tricky situations with large-toothed animals that turn off most people. Together, the gator team helps local residents with pesky reptilians and also dispels any misconceptions about our scaled friends (or enemies?). ![]() Jimmy Riffle of ‘Gator Boys’ - Photo courtesy of Animal PlanetĪnimal Planet’s Gator Boys follows the alligator rescue efforts of Jimmy Riffle and his business partner Paul Bedard. ![]()
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