Don't open the door to strangers..

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xoggoth replied

19 March 2023, 18:04
Odd coincidence, me and loony lady 1 were talking about Florida alligators yesterday. Forget why now, not to do with that news.
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SueEllen started a topic Don't open the door to strangers..

19 March 2023, 15:14
Don't open the door to strangers..

if you live in Florida

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...bites-man-door
A Florida 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.

Scot Hollingsworth, of Daytona Beach, told local TV station 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.

"It was just total surprise and shock,” 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.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission found the gator and later euthanised it.

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.
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