She received her first pet alligator at the age of two and has been handling the deadly reptiles ever since she was a toddler. Now, at the age of just 13, Samantha Young feeds, helps catch and transport the animals and even teaches other people how to handle alligators. The teenage wrangler grew up around the animals, lending a hand at her family's alligator park. Scroll down for video . Wrangler: Samantha Young feeds, helps catch and transport the animals and even teaches other people how to handle alligators at her family's park in Mosca, Colorado . Family-run park: Samantha kisses the chin of a 300lb alligator as her dad Jay Young sits on it along with his nephew Branston Stokley and wife Erin Young . Handler: Samantha and her father handle an alligator as she teaches a Gator Wrestling Class at the Colorado Gators Reptile Park . Playful: The teenage wrangler grew up around the animals, lending a hand at her family's alligator park . Her favourite is a 6ft, 100 pound 'gator named Peewee, who she grew up handling. Samantha's father, Jay Young, 39, has lived among the animals since childhood. He said: 'I gave Samantha her first alligator, Peewee, when he was a hatchling - they grew up together. 'She got her first bite at two because she poked him - he didn't break the skin but she cried. 'That's when she first learned that one end of the alligator is more dangerous than the other - after that she learned how to not get bit.' After watching her father handle much larger alligators, Samantha learned the correct way to work with the creatures. Experience: Samantha, pictured feeding some of the alligators at the park, was given her first pet alligator at the age of two . At work: While the 13-year-old has been bitten twice, she has not experienced any serious injuries . Wrestle: Jay Young wrestles with a 300lb alligator during a Gator Wrestling Class at the Colorado Gators Reptile Park. In the background is Morris a former Hollywood stunt alligator who weighs more than 500lbs . Quick learner: Samantha, pictured stroking one of the alligators, learned the correct way to work with the creatures from watching her father . Reptile: Mr Young working with the 600lb alligator Elvis at the Colorado Gators Reptile Park in Mosca, Colorado . Mr Young said: 'She would watch on the other side of the fence and say, "I don't think that's a very good idea dad!" 'Soon she was doing it too.' At the age of five, Samantha was playing with 3ft long alligators. While she has been bitten twice, she has not experienced any serious injuries. Mr Young said: 'I know that she's going to get bit someday - I expect it, but she'll learn from it. 'The ones that she handles could at most take her finger, but she doesn't handle ones that could kill her.' Growing up: At the age of five, Samantha was playing with 3ft long alligators. Her father said the alligators she handles could 'at most take her finger, but she doesn't handle ones that could kill her' High five: Samantha and her father handle a young alligator as they teach a Gator Wrestling Class at Colorado Gators Reptile Park . Condition: Until last year, Samantha suffered from hermivertebrae, a birth defect that caused her spine to severely curve inwards . Business: Mr Young operates his father's tilapia fish farm in Mosca, Colorado - where they originally kept alligators to eat the leftover dead fish . Class: Mr Young and his daughter help to hold down a young alligator during a Gator Wrestling Class at Colorado Gators Reptile Park . History: The farm quickly turned into the present day Colorado Gator Park after they received an influx of the reptiles . Until last year, Samantha suffered from hermivertebrae, a birth defect that caused her spine to severely curve inwards. But her love for alligators meant six months after surgery she was jumping right back into the water. Her father said: 'She had two rods put into her back, but she thinks she's invincible now. 'No alligator bite can compare to the pain she went through with that surgery. 'She jumped back into it, a little earlier than she should have - but she was itching to get out there and wrestle. 'She was sore the next day, but she didn't care.' Mr Young operates his father's tilapia fish farm in Mosca, Colorado - where they originally kept alligators to eat the leftover dead fish. Passion: Samantha's love for alligators meant six months after surgery to correct her hermivertebrae she was jumping right back into the water . Residents: There are currently about 300 alligators living at the park - including Elvis, an ill-tempered 600 pound 'gator . Care: Mr Young said, 'I've cried more than once over the death of one of our 'gators' Daring: Mr Young working with the 600lb alligator Elvis at the Colorado Gators Reptile Park . The farm quickly turned into the present day Colorado Gator Park after they received an influx of the reptiles. Mr Young said: 'When news spread that we needed more alligators to help us deal with the dead fish, pet owners who couldn't look after their 'gators anymore brought them to us. 'We've even received alligators from police officers who were rescuing them. 'People mail us packages with reptiles in them - we never know what's in the box when we open it.' Learning curve: Mr Young said his daughter 'got her first bite at two because she poked him - he didn't break the skin but she cried' Brave: Samantha Young feeds some of the alligators at Colorado Gators Reptile Park on March 20, 2014 in Mosca, Colorado . Growing concern: Mr Young said: 'When news spread that we needed more alligators to help us deal with the dead fish, pet owners who couldn't look after their 'gators anymore brought them to us' There are currently about 300 alligators living at the park - including Elvis, an ill-tempered 600 pound 'gator. Mr Young said: 'I've cried more than once over the death of one of our 'gators.' Mr Young and Samantha's story is among several which feature in the new Animal Planet series Preposterous Pets, which continues on Thursday, April 10, at 8pm.
Samantha Young feeds and helps catch and transport alligators at park .
Teenager even teaches other people how to handle the deadly animals .
She was given her first pet alligator by her father at the age of two .
She has been bitten twice but never experienced any serious injuries .
She received her first pet alligator at the age of two and has been handling the deadly reptiles ever since she was a toddler. Now, at the age of just 13, Samantha Young feeds, helps catch and transport the animals and even teaches other people how to handle alligators. The teenage wrangler grew up around the animals, lending a hand at her family's alligator park. Scroll down for video . Wrangler: Samantha Young feeds, helps catch and transport the animals and even teaches other people how to handle alligators at her family's park in Mosca, Colorado . Family-run park: Samantha kisses the chin of a 300lb alligator as her dad Jay Young sits on it along with his nephew Branston Stokley and wife Erin Young . Handler: Samantha and her father handle an alligator as she teaches a Gator Wrestling Class at the Colorado Gators Reptile Park . Playful: The teenage wrangler grew up around the animals, lending a hand at her family's alligator park . Her favourite is a 6ft, 100 pound 'gator named Peewee, who she grew up handling. Samantha's father, Jay Young, 39, has lived among the animals since childhood. He said: 'I gave Samantha her first alligator, Peewee, when he was a hatchling - they grew up together. 'She got her first bite at two because she poked him - he didn't break the skin but she cried. 'That's when she first learned that one end of the alligator is more dangerous than the other - after that she learned how to not get bit.' After watching her father handle much larger alligators, Samantha learned the correct way to work with the creatures. Experience: Samantha, pictured feeding some of the alligators at the park, was given her first pet alligator at the age of two . At work: While the 13-year-old has been bitten twice, she has not experienced any serious injuries . Wrestle: Jay Young wrestles with a 300lb alligator during a Gator Wrestling Class at the Colorado Gators Reptile Park. In the background is Morris a former Hollywood stunt alligator who weighs more than 500lbs . Quick learner: Samantha, pictured stroking one of the alligators, learned the correct way to work with the creatures from watching her father . Reptile: Mr Young working with the 600lb alligator Elvis at the Colorado Gators Reptile Park in Mosca, Colorado . Mr Young said: 'She would watch on the other side of the fence and say, "I don't think that's a very good idea dad!" 'Soon she was doing it too.' At the age of five, Samantha was playing with 3ft long alligators. While she has been bitten twice, she has not experienced any serious injuries. Mr Young said: 'I know that she's going to get bit someday - I expect it, but she'll learn from it. 'The ones that she handles could at most take her finger, but she doesn't handle ones that could kill her.' Growing up: At the age of five, Samantha was playing with 3ft long alligators. Her father said the alligators she handles could 'at most take her finger, but she doesn't handle ones that could kill her' High five: Samantha and her father handle a young alligator as they teach a Gator Wrestling Class at Colorado Gators Reptile Park . Condition: Until last year, Samantha suffered from hermivertebrae, a birth defect that caused her spine to severely curve inwards . Business: Mr Young operates his father's tilapia fish farm in Mosca, Colorado - where they originally kept alligators to eat the leftover dead fish . Class: Mr Young and his daughter help to hold down a young alligator during a Gator Wrestling Class at Colorado Gators Reptile Park . History: The farm quickly turned into the present day Colorado Gator Park after they received an influx of the reptiles . Until last year, Samantha suffered from hermivertebrae, a birth defect that caused her spine to severely curve inwards. But her love for alligators meant six months after surgery she was jumping right back into the water. Her father said: 'She had two rods put into her back, but she thinks she's invincible now. 'No alligator bite can compare to the pain she went through with that surgery. 'She jumped back into it, a little earlier than she should have - but she was itching to get out there and wrestle. 'She was sore the next day, but she didn't care.' Mr Young operates his father's tilapia fish farm in Mosca, Colorado - where they originally kept alligators to eat the leftover dead fish. Passion: Samantha's love for alligators meant six months after surgery to correct her hermivertebrae she was jumping right back into the water . Residents: There are currently about 300 alligators living at the park - including Elvis, an ill-tempered 600 pound 'gator . Care: Mr Young said, 'I've cried more than once over the death of one of our 'gators' Daring: Mr Young working with the 600lb alligator Elvis at the Colorado Gators Reptile Park . The farm quickly turned into the present day Colorado Gator Park after they received an influx of the reptiles. Mr Young said: 'When news spread that we needed more alligators to help us deal with the dead fish, pet owners who couldn't look after their 'gators anymore brought them to us. 'We've even received alligators from police officers who were rescuing them. 'People mail us packages with reptiles in them - we never know what's in the box when we open it.' Learning curve: Mr Young said his daughter 'got her first bite at two because she poked him - he didn't break the skin but she cried' Brave: Samantha Young feeds some of the alligators at Colorado Gators Reptile Park on March 20, 2014 in Mosca, Colorado . Growing concern: Mr Young said: 'When news spread that we needed more alligators to help us deal with the dead fish, pet owners who couldn't look after their 'gators anymore brought them to us' There are currently about 300 alligators living at the park - including Elvis, an ill-tempered 600 pound 'gator. Mr Young said: 'I've cried more than once over the death of one of our 'gators.' Mr Young and Samantha's story is among several which feature in the new Animal Planet series Preposterous Pets, which continues on Thursday, April 10, at 8pm.
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