Meet Ian Tyson, Co-owner of Native Village Rescue. As a young boy he discovered his love for the state of Florida and the wildlife he calls home. His professional experience started as an animal handler & alligator wrestler at the iconic Native Village (Seminole Reservation, Hollywood, FL), then moved on to management. Later down the road a new opportunity arrived. He began working at Shogun Big Cats , where he was trained to handle big cats.

Meet Korbin Tyson, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Korbin also has a love & passion for animals. He is the 9 year old son of Ian and Cady, he was born into a life of reptiles. He was taught how to handle the animals safely by the time he was walking. He enjoys teaching other kids about his reptiles and protecting our planet. When he was a baby up to 2 years old he would watch his dad wrestle alligators at the Gatorboy Rescue – Everglades Holiday Park. He would copy his father’s moves on his mother’s shoulder using her head as a gators head! Any stuffed gator he had he would practice with as well. When he turned 2 years old he wrestled his first real alligator. He was taught “We Don’t Wrestle, We Handle Gators”. Korbin is an A Honor roll student at his school.