A woman in Florida is doing okay after fighting off a five-foot alligator with her bare hands. She bravely protected her puppy, preventing the alligator from pulling it into the water.
Okay, so this is crazy! I was walking my puppy, Dax – he’s a four-month-old Shih Tzu – near this little creek behind my house in Land O’ Lakes. It’s usually pretty still and covered in that green watermoss stuff. Well, a gator just *came out of nowhere*! The moss totally hid it until it was already attacking. It was super scary!
I turned around and saw an alligator had my dog,” Wright said. “Its teeth had pierced right through the dog’s collar.
Florida woman gets bitten by gator after punching it to save dog
The gator began pulling Dax into the water, prompting Wright to fight back.
She told WTSP-TV that she repeatedly punched the man, saying, “I just punched him, punched and punched.” She hit him in the eye until he loosened his grip, but not before his teeth scraped down her arm as she pulled away.
Okay, so things got crazy! I managed to roll that giant reptile over, which thankfully let Dax escape and get back inside. I did get bitten during the fight, but I’m already starting to heal up, thankfully.
“I freaking fought an alligator and won,” she beamed.
Footage taken by Wright shows the alligator still near her house after it attacked. Wildlife officials then came and took the alligator away.
This Florida woman is sharing her frightening experience to warn others about the dangers of alligators. She urges people to be careful with their dogs, explaining, “Alligators are seriously dangerous. This one was 15 feet long and came after my dog before I even saw it.”
She also encouraged dog owners to pay close attention when walking their dogs close to water. “Put your phone away,” she advised, “so you can focus on your pet.”
People have encountered alligators before, and it’s been caught on camera. For example, in 2023, a TikTok user named Dave Franks shared a video of someone jumping into an alligator enclosure to help a zoo worker who was stuck. The visitor actually wrestled with the alligator to free the handler.
Despite their reputation, not all alligators are aggressive. Just recently, in September, a man in Pennsylvania caused a stir when Walmart wouldn’t let him bring his five-foot emotional support alligator into the store – he was pushing it around in a shopping cart!
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