‘Reptile King’ Is Best Friends With Giant Gator

GETTING up-close and personal with 14 foot gators is all in a day’s work for Florida’s own king of the reptiles. Andrew Biddle is an animal handler and co-curator at Wild Florida, an animal park in Kenansville, Florida, where he interacts one-on-one with huge gators, crocs, and even a panther. The 32-year-old hosts daily shows with the park’s largest gator ‘Crusher’, who weighs in at 1000 pounds and measures a full 14 feet in length. Andrew told Barcroft Studios: “The most important thing is never forgetting that you’re dealing with a potentially dangerous animal.