Scot Hollingsworth of Daytona Beach said he heard a noise and after opening door was bitten by 9ft alligator on the thigh
man answering a knock at his front door was promptly bitten by a 9ft long alligator when he opened it to see who was there.WKMG that he was watching TV with his wife when he heard a bump at the door and got up to investigate.
“I jumped up and headed over and opened the door, stepped out while trying to reach the lights and barely got out the door and got my leg clamped on and [it] started shaking really violently,” he said.. “I suspect I surprised the alligator as much as he surprised me.” Hollingsworth was bitten in the upper thigh and taken to a hospital where he was treated for his injuries. He is expected to make a full recovery.Florida has a large and booming population of alligators which frequently bumps up against the state’s human population as it expands into the state’s swamps and waterlands. Attacks and injuries are rare but do happen.when an alligator pulled her into a pond in south-east Florida after she tried to defend her pet from attack.
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