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Florida Man Mistakes Alligator For Dog

Author Mason Dixon
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A man wasn’t able to figure out that what he thought was a dog was actually a 7-foot long alligator.

The 47-year-old was outside Warm Mineral Springs Motel in Sarasota County near North Port. He was walking around the motel on Tamiami Trail when he saw something moving in the bushes. He told responders that it looked like a dog on a long leash.

The alligator then bit him on his right leg. The man suffered serious injuries to his leg or ankle. He managed to flag down a Sarasota deputy who contacted EMS. The alligator bit victim was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

A Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office sergeant captured the gator. A trapper then was able to remove the 7″ 1″ reptile. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating.
[Source: ABC Action News]


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