FLORIDA WOMAN RESCUES HER DOG BY PUNCHING AN ALLIGATOR
A Florida woman taking her dog for a walk near a creek ended up punching an alligator in the face to rescue the canine from the predator's jaws. Danie Wright, a homeowner of Land O' Lakes, claimed that the 5-foot gator attacked her when she and her 4-month-old shih tzu, Dax, were strolling along a stagnant stream behind her home.
"I turned and looked, and an alligator had him," Wright told The New York Times. "The alligator's front teeth were through the collar of my dog."
Wright retaliated as the alligator began pulling Dax into the water.
"I just punched him, punched and punched," she told WTSP-TV. "I punched him in the eye enough that he kind of let go, he unclamped a little, and I pulled him off, but his teeth dragged down my arm."
She and Dax were able to escape inside the home after Wright managed to turn the alligator onto its back. After the incident, she captured footage of the gator hiding behind her house. Trappers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission removed the alligator from the property.
Wright advised fellow pet owners to exercise caution in locations where gators can blend in with their surroundings. "Just be careful with your dogs, you know these alligators are no joke," Wright said. "I mean, 15 feet, he came out to get him, and I didn't see him."