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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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To: nickcarraway

I hate it when that happens!


21 posted on 06/13/2022 5:00:06 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: crz

Hi.

“The cat knows? Or knew?”

My cat’s name is Schrödinger.

5.56mm


22 posted on 06/13/2022 5:02:16 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho got to go.)
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To: rarestia

Understood. But I bet in those situations you don’t walk up to it and pet it.


23 posted on 06/13/2022 5:24:41 PM PDT by enumerated
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To: nickcarraway

A walk at 12:30 am on the Tamiami Trail. Mmmmmm Being sh** faced probably didn’t help.


24 posted on 06/13/2022 5:25:13 PM PDT by Spok (Don’t pee down my leg and tell me it’s raining.)
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To: nickcarraway

Sounds like a Monty Python skit … “… but only if I can watch”


25 posted on 06/13/2022 5:35:11 PM PDT by 11th_VA (I can still remember an America where dissent was the highest form of patriotism.)
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To: nickcarraway

I want some of what he’s smoking.


26 posted on 06/13/2022 5:46:06 PM PDT by GaryCrow
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To: nickcarraway
Does Your Dug Bite?
27 posted on 06/13/2022 6:10:26 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: nickcarraway
The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m.

I think I know what happened here.


28 posted on 06/13/2022 6:15:07 PM PDT by KevinB (''...and to the Banana Republic for which it stands ...")
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To: nickcarraway

Oh Magoo, you’ve done it again.


29 posted on 06/13/2022 6:15:30 PM PDT by Old Yeller (A nation of sheep, produces a government of wolves.l)
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To: nickcarraway

That long leash was all that remained of the alligator’s last meal. The alligator was using it to floss his teeth.

(Or, look again! That was the alligators tail).


30 posted on 06/13/2022 6:16:01 PM PDT by CFW
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To: nickcarraway

A guy was bragging about how tough his dog was.

“Killer can beat any four dogs. He’s unbeatable!”

Little Bobby said,

“I’ll bet he can’t beat my dog.”

The man told Bobby to go get his dog.

Bobby showed up with a rope around the neck of the ugliest yellow dog anyone had ever seen.

The man said,

“Killer will tear that thing up in ten seconds.”

Bobby said,

“We’ll see.”

The man slipped the chain off Killer and Bobby took the rope off his dog.

The man said,

“Get him Killer!”

Killer ran and leapt to tear up Bobby’s dog.

The yellow dog opened his mouth and bit Killer in half.

The man said,

“What kind of dog is that?”

Bobby said,

“I don’t know what kind of dog he is, but before I cut his tail off and painted him yellow, he was an alligator.”

A tip of the hat to Flip Wilson for that joke.


31 posted on 06/13/2022 6:26:08 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: Chode

LOL! I wonder why he thought that might be a good idea?


32 posted on 06/13/2022 6:46:56 PM PDT by Clay Moore (Make Jan. 6 Ashli Babbitt Remembrance Day )
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To: Clay Moore

right? cause i’m SURE, alcohol had NOTHING to do with it...


33 posted on 06/13/2022 6:48:37 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: nickcarraway
Florida?

Alcohol or narcotics?
Awaiting confirmation.

34 posted on 06/13/2022 7:46:37 PM PDT by Widget Jr (Disobey your television.)
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To: nickcarraway
I personally have known people who mistook a gator for a log, but this is the first I've heard of mistaking one for a dog.
35 posted on 06/14/2022 2:15:26 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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