The moment a man pours beer down alligator’s throat is caught on video that has emerged after two were charged over the incident
- Footage shows Timothy Kepke, 27, and Noah Osborne, 22, terrorizing the alligator in Palm City on August 26 at around 10pm
- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were notified about the video, which was shared on social media
- The clip shows Kepke – from Hobe Sound – provoking the reptile and getting it to bite his arm, which it eventually does
- Kepke’s arm then is seen bleeding
- The pair then pours a can of beer into the small alligator’s mouth
- After the pair filmed the incident, the alligator was released alive
Shocking video shows the moment two Florida men force an alligator to drink beer after fetching the reptile off the road.
Footage shows Timothy Kepke, 27, and Noah Osborne, 22, terrorizing the alligator in Palm City on August 26 at around 10pm.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were notified about the video, which was shared on social media. Both men were arrested on October 3 and are now facing felony charges for unlawfully taking an alligator.
Footage shows Timothy Kepke, 27, and Noah Osborne, 22, terrorizing the alligator in Palm City on August 26 at around 10pm
The clip shows Kepke – from Hobe Sound – provoking the reptile and getting it to bite his arm, which it eventually does. Kepke’s arm then is seen bleeding.
The pair then pours a can of beer into the small alligator’s mouth.
In a police report, Kepke claimed Osborne grabbed the animal with his bare hands from the side of the road. Kepke was apparently bitten by the animal on his right forearm before pouring the beer down its throat, but it’s not clear how serious the injury was.
Both men were arrested on October 3 after police became aware of a video the pair made of the incident.
The two men were arrested on October 3 for grabbing an alligator in Florida and forcing beer down its throat
They have both been charged with unlawfully taking an alligator.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a complaint about the incident in August.
Authorities investigating the incident were ultimately able to obtain the video on September 17. They then confronted Kepke about the allegations at his home where he confessed he was involved in the incident, the New York Post reported.
Kepke told officers that Osborne caught the reptile with his bare hands from the side of the road. Kepke then enticed it to bite him and then poured beer into its mouth, causing the alligator to act aggressively, TCPalm.com said.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were notified about the video, which was shared on social media
The pair then released the gator alive, Kepke told officers.
Although Kepke admitted to having a couple of beers, he told cops he was not drunk at the time of the incident.
Kepke told officers a female friend was also there when the alleged episode happened.
The woman said she thought the reptile bit Kepke because of his hostility.
Kepke and Osborne were taken to the Martin County Jail with $5,000 and $2,500 bonds, respectively. Both men were released on the same day after posting bail.