Law enforcement officials in Daytona Seaside in Florida responded to a house on Saturday night time after being notified about an alligator assault.
Police say the resident opened his entrance door after listening to a noise that he thought was somebody in search of his son.
After opening the door, the gator lunged at and bit the person's higher thigh.
"Went exterior and did not flip the sunshine on and simply obtained a step exterior and one thing grabbed me on the leg, began shaking violently," Scott Hollingsworth, the person who was bitten, mentioned.
He thought it was a canine. It was an alligator.
"Six ft or seven ft (1.8 metres to 2.1 metres)," Hollingsworth mentioned.
"I actually did not get an excellent take a look at it.
"Once I noticed what it was, I stepped again in the home and closed the door.
"Seemed down and I had a big gash within the facet of my leg. I used to be attempting to place strain on it."
The Hollingsworth household says they had been later instructed by wildlife officers the alligator was nearer to 9 ft (2.7 metres).
They mentioned they've seen alligators within the pond behind their home earlier than however by no means on their entrance step.
Florida Fish and Wildlife was known as out and the alligator accountable for biting Hollingsworth was euthanised by a trapper, in accordance with Daytona Seaside police.
Hollingsworth was taken to the hospital, the place he needed to get surgical procedure on his leg.
"Happily, there is not any injury to my knee, which I used to be involved about," Hollingsworth mentioned.
"Every part's going nicely."
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Hollingsworth did have plans to get pleasure from Daytona Bike Week.
He could have to attend till subsequent 12 months.
"Most likely will not be biking anytime quickly. Completely," Hollingsworth mentioned.