Gator Tries to Make a Meal Out of Florida Woman’s Puppy, but She Wasn’t Having It: ‘I Punched Him in the Eye’

A woman risked an arm to save her puppy after an alligator tried dragging him into a watery grave in Land O’Lakes, Florida.

Danie Wright was in her backyard, walking her dog near a creek when the Sept. 3 incident happened, according to cable network Bay News 9 in Tampa, Florida.

Unbeknownst to Wright, a five-foot alligator was lurking in the water, which was covered in watermoss, according to WTSP-TV in Tampa.

“I heard a squeal, and I got pulled,” Wright told WTSP. “The alligator had him by his [collar] and dragged him, and I wasn’t gonna let go.”

The gator pulled Wright’s 4-month-old Shih Tzu, Dax, into the water.

Wright jumped in after him.

“Option B was I was just going to kind of

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