A hero Florida man!

[Maraya1969]

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[Biophilic]

1. wow. My hero. I'm honestly really impressed. What a great guy.

[dhill926]

2. that was some seriously badass shit....

[CloudWatcher]

3. Kinda wondering about his fingers ...

I'm wondering how he got his fingers out without losing one or two of them.

And ... amazing that he didn't lose his cigar!

[Laffy Kat]

6. I saw another news report that said his fingers were chewed-up.

But he didn't lose any. I do see a tetanus shot in his future.

[Lochloosa]

11. More than a tetanus shot. Between a gators mouth and that water, antibiotics are in order.

[Laffy Kat]

17. Yes, I bet you're right. Yucky. nt

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. So glad the puppy is doing okay! N/t

[CurtEastPoint]

5. KUDOS to him. At first, frighteningly so, I thought it was Dump. But then I went... naah. He'd

never do that.

[5X]

7. Don't lose that cigar!

[Skittles]

8. OK that guy is.....seriously cool

I mean, wow

[Arne]

10. Gator wrestling is kind of a thing around here.

[Skittles]

14. it's the cigar that cements his status

yes INDEED

[Fla Dem]

9. Report from CNN..........

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/us/puppy-alligator-rescue-trnd/index.html

[Laffy Kat]

18. I'm glad CNN edited out the puppy yelps.

That would have done me in, even though I knew he'd be okay.

[Chainfire]

12. Oh Hell, people, we do that once a month down here in the summer

Sometimes it is the dog, sometimes it is one of the grandkids. It is just one of those things, like driving in snow for you Yankees. That is why he didn't lose that $4.00 cigar.

[sop]

13. We've even been wrassling pythons lately.

[ShazzieB]

15. What a tiny gator!

It would almost be cute...if it didn't have a puppy clamped in its jaws. 😬

Seriously, I am SO glad it was such a little 'un. If it was much bigger, things might not have turned out so well. ☹

[LeftInTX]

16. Scary what a tiny gator can do!

Imagine swimming and one chomping on your hand..(They normally don't engage in this type of behavior, but still!)

[Bayard]

19. Yikes!

What a guy!! He must have seen it happen, or the pupster would have been lunch.



Here's the 3 mo. old Gunner, his Cavalier King Charles spaniel.

[Solly Mack]

20. Great save! Even small gators are a danger to pets.

But no match for Florida man with a cigar.