Hal Kreitman looks at an alligator in an Everglades waterway. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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The alligator looks at Kreitman. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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Kreitman is a self-proclaimed Alligator Whisperer. (Source: David Sutta/ CBS4)
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He approaches the alligator cautiously but without fear. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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For the past few months, he's made a business out of swimming with alligators. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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He pets wild alligators under their chin like kitty cats. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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It's an amazing sight. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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He posts videos and pictures of his adventures of his Facebook page. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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He's not afraid of the alligators (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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And the alligators don't appear to be afraid of him. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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He also gets into the water with the alligators. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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And he swims with them. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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Kreitman says he's giving people a chance to get close to nature. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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But what he's doing is actually against the law. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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That doesn't stop passerby's from stopping to watch him in action. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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The couple on the left stopped to see what Kreitman was up to. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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It's quite amazing to watch him in the water with the alligators. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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He doesn't believe he's doing anything wrong and is not harrassing the alligators. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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He doesn't go after the gators, they come after him, he said. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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But his cat and mouse game with FWC officials came to end when they showed up on this day. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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Kreitman was arrested and could be jailed for at least a year if convicted of harrassing alligators. (Source: David Sutta/CBS4)
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