Man bitten by alligator at Florida motel after mistaking it for dog
A guest at a motel in
Florida had a close encounter with a massive 7-feet
alligator which he mistook for a dog, police said.
The 49-year-old man, who has not been identified, was
attacked by the gator around midnight on Tuesday when he was taking a walk in the garden of Warm Mineral Springs Motel in Sarasota County.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alligator-bites-man-florida-motel-b2096222.html
During his midnight stroll, the man allegedly saw the alligator's silhouette running through the bushes but assumed it was a dog with a long leash, which is why he did not move out of the way, according to WFTS-TV.
The gator then approached the man, biting him on the leg and pulling on his muscle tissue, police told WFTS-TV.
When the man escaped the gator's grasp, he said he felt it rip out a chunk of his leg.
Luckily, a Sarasota County deputy was nearby the attack for a separate call when he heard the man's screams. The deputy contacted EMS and the man was taken to a nearby hospital but has since been released.
A sergeant was able to capture the alligator which was removed from the scene by an alligator trapper. The FWC
said the gator is being transferred to a nearby farm that
processes alligators for hide and meat.
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-man-bitten-seven-foot-alligator-middle-night-1713645
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