FIGHT OF HER LIFE

Woman Punches Huge Alligator in the Eye to Save Her Puppy Amid Brutal Attack

“These alligators are no joke,” said the puppy’s owner, Danie Wright, after the encounter.

A Florida woman, Danie Wright, was attacked by a five-foot alligator while on a walk with her four-month-old dog, Dax. Wright had taken her dog out behind her house in Land O’Lakes last weekend, before the encounter with the alligator. The woman explained that she was walking along a creek when a hidden alligator grabbed her dog by the collar. “He came out to get him, and I didn’t see him,” she said. The large alligator dragged her dog as she pulled him back. “I just punched him, punched and punched,” later stating, “I punched him in the eye enough that he kind of let go.” Thanks to her heroic defense, her dog was able to get away safely. Wright was bitten during the attack and is now recovering from her injuries. Wright spoke to WTSP to warn other dog owners to be aware of alligators lurking in the area. “Just be careful with your dogs, you know these alligators are no joke,” she said.