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Man Bitten by Gator He Mistook for Dog, Sarasota Deputies Say
CLICKORLANDO ^
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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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To: nickcarraway
    Golly, gee! What an ugly dog!
 
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posted on 
06/13/2022 4:14:54 PM PDT
by 
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
 
To: reg45
To: nickcarraway
    Yeah I always get those two mixed up.
 
To: nickcarraway
    My cat knows the difference between a dog and an alligator.
Just sayin
5.56mm
 
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posted on 
06/13/2022 4:17:28 PM PDT
by 
M Kehoe
(Quid Pro Joe and the Ho got to go.)
 
To: nickcarraway
    The original headline I read seemed to suggest the gator had mistaken the Man for a Dog......
 
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posted on 
06/13/2022 4:19:40 PM PDT
by 
G Larry
(Anybody notice that Satan is hard at work?)
 
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.
 
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
 
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)
 
To: nickcarraway
    Oh Mr. Magoo, you’ve done it again!
 
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posted on 
06/13/2022 4:32:44 PM PDT
by 
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
 
To: nickcarraway
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posted on 
06/13/2022 4:36:02 PM PDT
by 
crz
 
To: nickcarraway
    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)
 
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
 
To: nickcarraway
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 =|)
 
To: enumerated
     Yeah I always get those two mixed up.👍
 
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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 )
 
To: nickcarraway
    Now that is what I would call “binge drinking”!
 
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posted on 
06/13/2022 4:51:17 PM PDT
by 
eyedigress
(Trump is my President! )
 
To: nickcarraway
To: nickcarraway
    Mom always told me nothing good happens after 12:30 in the morning.
 
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posted on 
06/13/2022 4:57:46 PM PDT
by 
twoputt
 
To: nickcarraway
    Here’s his picture:
 
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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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