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Man Bitten by Gator He Mistook for Dog, Sarasota Deputies Say
CLICKORLANDO ^ | 6/7

Posted on 06/13/2022 4:13:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A man was bitten by an alligator he thought was a dog Tuesday morning in Sarasota County, deputies told WTSP-TV.

The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. at Warm Mineral Springs Motel on South Tamiami Trail in North Port, according to a report from the Tampa station.

Investigators said the man was walking outside the motel overnight when he spotted a dark figure that “appeared to look like a dog with a long leash,” a sheriff’s office spokesperson wrote in an email to WTSP-TV.

Deputies said the alligator bit the man’s right leg as he tried to escape,

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TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: dog; florida; floridaman; gator
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1 posted on 06/13/2022 4:13:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Golly, gee! What an ugly dog!


2 posted on 06/13/2022 4:14:54 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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Florida man …


3 posted on 06/13/2022 4:15:30 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: nickcarraway

Yeah I always get those two mixed up.


4 posted on 06/13/2022 4:15:56 PM PDT by enumerated
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To: nickcarraway

My cat knows the difference between a dog and an alligator.

Just sayin

5.56mm


5 posted on 06/13/2022 4:17:28 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho got to go.)
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To: nickcarraway

The original headline I read seemed to suggest the gator had mistaken the Man for a Dog......


6 posted on 06/13/2022 4:19:40 PM PDT by G Larry (Anybody notice that Satan is hard at work?)
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To: nickcarraway

Thought the Headline was suppose to read:
“Florida Man mistook gator for dog”

Now if he wasn’t wearing cloths, it’s complete.


7 posted on 06/13/2022 4:23:20 PM PDT by David Chase
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To: nickcarraway

“That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.”


8 posted on 06/13/2022 4:28:00 PM PDT by Flag_This
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To: enumerated

Gators stand very tall on land. In the dark, it can be difficult to make out depending on the angle of approach. We’ve seen them stalking the lake on the land where we hunt. There were a few mornings on the way to our tree stands where something about the size of a dog cross our path. It wasn’t a dog.


9 posted on 06/13/2022 4:31:15 PM PDT by rarestia (“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” -Hamilton)
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To: nickcarraway

Oh Mr. Magoo, you’ve done it again!


10 posted on 06/13/2022 4:32:44 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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Wait...WUT!?


11 posted on 06/13/2022 4:36:02 PM PDT by crz
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this guy's brother...


12 posted on 06/13/2022 4:36:33 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: M Kehoe

The cat knows? Or knew?

I guess if it knew, it wouldnt matter now..

So forget it.


13 posted on 06/13/2022 4:37:36 PM PDT by crz
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To: nickcarraway

These designer dogs.


14 posted on 06/13/2022 4:43:04 PM PDT by joesbucks
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To: reg45

When I first read the headline I thought it said the gator had mistaken the man for a dog.


15 posted on 06/13/2022 4:45:21 PM PDT by arthurus (| covfefe =|)
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To: enumerated
Yeah I always get those two mixed up.

👍

16 posted on 06/13/2022 4:47:26 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: nickcarraway

Now that is what I would call “binge drinking”!


17 posted on 06/13/2022 4:51:17 PM PDT by eyedigress (Trump is my President! )
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GatorDoodle


18 posted on 06/13/2022 4:55:48 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: nickcarraway

Mom always told me nothing good happens after 12:30 in the morning.


19 posted on 06/13/2022 4:57:46 PM PDT by twoputt
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To: nickcarraway
Here’s his picture:


20 posted on 06/13/2022 4:59:08 PM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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