text: Most people would sensibly keep their distance from a pool full of alligators - but this astonishing footage shows one adrenaline junkie precariously navigating a slackline over more than 50 of the hungry reptiles. Jason McDonald, 34, from Aurora, Colorado, walked the thin rope line over a pool containing more the alligators - some which measure up to ten feet in length - at the Colorado Gator Farm. Crematory manager Mr McDonald, who volunteers at the farm, has been involved with alligators for over ten years and has taken handling classes, said he thought this would be an interesting new way of interacting with the fearsome creatures. Scroll down for video . Jason McDonald walked the thin slackline rope over a pool containing more than 50 hungry alligators . 'I got the idea after watching my friend Josh Beaudoin, who likes to walk slacklines several hundred feet up in the air,' he said. 'I knew I wasn't at that level yet but that I could put my own spin on it and walk over gators. 'The gators are surprisingly ok with the slackline. 'The first time we set it up they approached but didn't get very close. This time it didn't seem to bother them at all.' Mr McDonald said that while his parents have reservations about his daring antics, he has plans to take his hobby further. Mr McDonald mounts the slackrope above the alligators pond where more than 50 of the reptiles live . Two of the pond's inhabitants appeared to be particularly intrigued by the development overhead . Mr McDonald took this shot which shows the disconcertingly narrow slackrope - and watching alligator . Mr McDonald said he thought this would be an interesting new way of interacting with the fearsome creatures . 'My mother wants me to be careful and remember I'm a father but she also knows I'm good at working with the gators - and although it can be dangerous I do it as safely as possible,' he said. 'Going forward we want to walk over Elvis or Morris, our two biggest gators on the farm. 'I also think it would be cool to walk over the top of our albino gators since that would be hard to recreate since we have four, and not many people even have one albino.' Mr McDonald, who has been volunteering at the farm for 10 years, had never been bitten before last month - when an 8ft alligator clamped down on his hand for more than 10 minutes. Mr McDonald, who treats and cares for the rescued animals,  performs tricks for visitors to the farm in his spare time. He became involved with Colorado Gators when he signed up for a wrestling class. 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. Mr McDonald has been involved with alligators for over ten years and has taken handling classes . He said  his parents have reservations about his daring antics - but he has plans to take his hobby further .
target: Jason McDonald has over 10 years of experience as an alligator handler .
  Walked slackline over pool of 50 reptiles as new way to interact with them .
  Crematory manager volunteers part time at the 'Gator Farm' in Colorado .
  Footage shows him precariously balancing on rope as reptiles watch .