Posted on 11/01/2022 2:19:23 PM PDT by MtnClimber
ENGLEWOOD, Fla. — A Florida man learned a tough lesson when he was bitten as he tried to move a 4-foot alligator camped under a U-Haul on Tuesday.
Florida Wildlife Commission officials said they received a call at about 10 a.m. in the Englewood East neighborhood of Englewood, WINK-TV reported.
Auzjia Dickerson, who called 911, told the television station that she discovered “a gator in the carport,” according to the television station.
“I’m here just moving out of my house and there’s a gator in the carport,” Dickerson said.
The U-Haul was parked in the carport, and Dickerson said she was startled by the reptile.
“At first, I kind of freaked because I didn’t know what to do,” Dickerson told WINK.
Dickerson then asked her neighbor to help.
“He’s a dog trainer. So, he came out with like gloves and a sweatshirt,” Dickerson told the television station. “Like he kind of knew what he was doing. But it was fast. He moved too fast. It just didn’t go well.”
The agitated alligator bit the man’s arm, WBBH-TV reported.
“Someone had a broomstick, and they use the broomstick to help pry open the gator’s mouth so he (neighbor) could get his arm out,” Dickerson told WINK.
“A contracted nuisance alligator trapper was dispatched and removed the alligator from the premises,” the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a news release.
Neighbor ping
A .357 would be a better idea for moving it along.
Nature usually wins
Did the Gator vote Democrat?
This ain’t no puppy rescue ok ?
CLANK!
OW HE”S GOT ME ARM!
“Did the Gator vote Democrat?“
Just once so far
.22 long would’ve done the trick.
Keep in mind for next time.
Dog trainer doesn’t necessarily translate to Gator wrassler.
Go Gators! Beat FSU!
Just cuz Biden mumbled some garbage at a podium in Miami today doesn’t make him a “Florida man”.
Sometimes it’s easier to just move the U-Haul.
I grew up on a lake in central Florida. A 4-foot alligator is not very big. Do you know how many alligators over 4-ft long I caught with my bare hands? I could not count on both hands. Ha, I know you are wondering....yes, I can still count to ten without taking off my shoes. I certainly did not grow up going to drag queen story hour!
We had just moved onto a small lake in Orlando (before Disney) - one morning I backed out of the garage and ran over a gator about that size, sleeping on the concrete driveway. He was not hurt, but reared up and tried to get his head inside my passenger side window as I was trying desperately to roll it up as fast as I could. All ended well, but I learned to check for gators before backing out. They always have the right-of-way!
Do they have to do anything special for a gator bite? A friend of mine nearly lost his hand from the infection from a dog bite, Luke Skywalker style.
Something similar on Duck Dynasty. “Oh leave him be. He’ll be fine ... “
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