Basically dumbasses who seem to think that anywhere in Florida might not have a fucking gator in it.

The simple answer: being Florida Man

Our research indicates that a lot of gator bites are related to people using poor judgement around gators.

Gee fuckin' thanks. I sure am glad public funds were used on that.

Ham on a string.

being stupid

I'm going to guess its "being a retard" or "drunk".

[Edit] Read the article. Yeah, that's about right "risky behavior" before the bite incident. Very few people being "ambushed".