A Florida girl jumped into motion after an alligator dragged her pet throughout a stroll. Danie Wright stated she took her 4-month-old pet for a stroll alongside a creek behind her dwelling when a 5-foot alligator bit her canine’s collar after which dragged it underwater. Wright stated she constantly punched the gator’s eye. “I simply punched and punched and punched, and I punched him within the eye sufficient that he sort of let go, like, he unclamped just a little,” Wright stated. “However his enamel had been like right here and simply dragged down my arm.”The gator was capable of camouflage itself in floating water moss, which resembled turf. Wright stated this was the primary time she had seen an alligator within the space. Trappers and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee got here and caught the alligator.Wildlife officers stated it is common for alligators to focus on canine. Wright is now encouraging canine homeowners to be extra alert, particularly when strolling close to water. “I realized to be extra alert,” Wright stated. “Depart your cellphone at dwelling, you realize, listen.”