Florida Man Confuses Alligator For A Dog, Immediately Pays The Price

A Florida man was badly bitten by an alligator after he confused the massive reptile for a dog on a long leash. While expected to make a full recovery, the man had a chunk of flesh torn off his leg, cluing him into the animal being an alligator, not a dog. Cenk Uygur and Adrienne Lawrence discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live

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"A Florida man who mistook an alligator for a dog on a leash is expected to make a full recovery after being badly bitten by the 7ft-long reptile.

Authorities in the state said the encounter began in the early hours of the morning after a man near a motel in North Port spotted what he thought was a dog in the bushes.

The man “noticed a dark figure moving along the bushes” and believed it was a “dog with a long leash”, said Sarasota county sheriff’s spokesman Douglas Johnson in a statement reported by NBC News.

But the man was quickly disabused of his belief that the creature was a dog when it bit him on his leg. “He attempted to get away at that point and felt the alligator rip a chunk of his muscle/tissue off,” Johnson said.

The man was taken to a hospital where he was treated for his wounds, and the alligator was captured and taken to a local farm.

“The victim has been released from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery,” police added."

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