A Florida man, who went for a stroll by a pond with his 3-month-old golden retriever, heard the dog squeal and turned to see the unlucky pup in the clenched jaws of an alligator.
The man, undaunted, leaped into the water and began to punch the gator in the face. Once, twice, three times. Then he grabbed the pooch and yanked mightily. Out it came from the stunned predator's jaws, and the man quickly scampered out with the pup in hand.
Amazingly, the alligator did not pursue either his mistakenly judged easy prey or his disconcerting attacker. No doubt it just floated there, stunned that a usually obliging human would punch it into submission.
The dog, which was hardly breathing at the time of its rescue, was, after a few stitches and pets at the vet, back to its bouncy self.
The gator basher seemed quite jovial about treating the toothy challenger like a punching bag.
Tom Attea, humorist and creator of NewsLaugh.com, has had six shows produced Off-Broadway and has written comedy for TV. Critics have called his writing ""delightfully funny" and "witty" with "good, genuine laughs." |
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