gator lover? Nobody is talking zoophilia here.
To answer your question i would feel horrible. First off because either myself, my wife, or my kid would be in trouble. Secondly I would be mad at myself for my lack of judgment in letting myself, my wife, or my kid get into a situation where a gator could attack them.
Gators dont shoot out of the bushes at the mall and grab wives, and they dont pick kids off of swingsets.