Well, I work at Gatorland in Orlando Florida. My job entails handling creep crawly bugs and arachnids, venomous snakes, non venomous snakes, and wrestling alligators. I am one of the entertainers there, and we put on shows throughout the day, so for me to come home and talk about wrestling three gators during the day, or handling a cotton mouth, diamond back rattlesnake, and burmese python is a normal occurance. Why just last night I come home from a local hotel/convention center, where we do a gator feeding shows three nights week, with two 5 foot gators, and they stayed in our living room. In a bag of course. I took them to work this morning. My wife is so used to me bringing gators or snakes home for the night. So are my neighbors, many of which I have scared over the years. I met my wife working there. I was doing the Gator Wrestling show and she was a guest in the audience. She saw me, and thought I was funny and cool, cause I was on a gator. I saw her in the audience and fell in love right away. I remember staring at her while doing the show, just on autopilot really, paying more attention to her then anything else, until the gator bucked under me and I realized "Oh yeah, I am on the back of an 8 foot alligator. Concentrate, man, concentrate." One thing led to another and a year and 9 months later, we got married.... AT the Gator wrestling arena. As for hobbies? I train animals. At work we train alligators and crocodiles to respond to their names and certain commands. At home I'm training my dog and looking into starting my own dog training business. I also want to start a self defense consulting business. I taught martial arts for over 15 years, and the one thing I realized was that there are alot of schools out there that teach you how to punch and kick. Not many go indepth on what to do BEFORE n altercation takes place. What to look for. Where to walk. HOW to walk. How to carry your purse if your a woman. How to park under a street light instead of the dark, far end of the parking lot. The little things that usually get you in trouble. These are the things I want to show people so they can protect themselves long before they need to get physical. Other then performing in front of guests, training animals, and looking at my knives, personal protection is a pasion of mine. Things I will eventually pass on to my 2 month old daughter. That and how to handle an alligator!! LOL.
PS. Hey Jackknife, if you're ever in Florida, or come to the Orlando area, hit my up. I'll get you into the park and show you a good time. Hey, we are all family here, right? Family doesn't have to pay!! Aw heck, that goes for all of ya.
