For alligator handler Jason McDonald , being mere inches from the jaws of alligators is all in a day 's work . But for those of us not quite so fearless , we can see what 's it 's like to wrestle one - without the danger - thanks to the GoPro he wore to capture this footage . Mr McDonald wore the camera as he caught Bertha , a 10ft female gator who weighs 500lb , at the Colorado Gator Farm in Mosca , Colorado . Scroll down for video . Experienced alligator handler Jason McDonald wore to GoPro to show what 's it like to wrestle the creatures . Thanks to the camera , we can see the handler 's point of view as as he caught 500lb female gator Bertha . He uses his hands to keep the gator 's mouth shut and his whole body to hold the large creature down . In the clip , Mr McDonald approaches Bertha , the largest gator at Colorado Gator Farm , and holds her down . He is seem jumping on top of the large creature and using just his weight to hold her down . The 34-year-old even opens the reptile 's mouth with his hands while an awestruck crowd watch . Mr McDonald , who treats and cares for the rescued animals , said he became involved with Colorado Gators 10 years ago , when he signed up for a wrestling class . And his work at the farm is in stark contrast to his day job as a crematory manager . He said : ' I wanted to get a pet gator and I had heard that the farm offered classes . The clip shows Mr McDonald as he uses a rope to handle the gators and then wrestle them with his bare hands . The 34-year-old is seen demonstrating his gator handling skills in front of a crowd at the Colorado Gator Farm . Mr McDonald , pictured with Bertha , prefers the larger , but slower reptiles to the smaller ones who are faster . ' I really enjoyed the rush I felt catching them and the experience of helping treat them for wounds and seeing them recover . ' Colorado Gators started out as a fish farm , but in 1987 , its owners decided to buy 100 baby gators , as a means of disposing of guts and carcasses . 'While we do n't breed gators , we have saved over 200 and currently have a population of around 400 , ' he added . Surprisingly , he has never sustained a serious injury from handling gators - and insists he prefers catching the larger ones compared to the smaller ones , which are more mobile . He said : 'The bigger gators the less flexible and much slower as they have more mass to move . 'Bertha is one of the original gators we got from Florida and she is extremely large - with the average size for a female being around eight foot . 'We have geothermal wells that keep the water hot - that 's the reason we can have gators in one of the coldest places in the US - and it 's also why we have such big and healthy gators . ' The fearless handler , who treats and cares for the rescued gators on the farm , poses with a large gator . He said : ' I really enjoyed the rush I felt catching them and the experience of helping treat them for wounds ' In a stark contrast to his day job as a crematory manager , Mr McDonald is sen here inspecting the gator 's face . The Colorado Gator Farm , pictured , started as a fish farm and in 1987 , decided to buy 100 baby gators as a means of disposing of guts and carcasses .
Jason McDonald cares for rescued gators at Colorado Gator Farm in Mosca . He caught Bertha , who is 100ft long , using just his hands and some rope . And he even opens reptile 's mouth to pose for pictures in front of a crowd .