In early June, a resident of the American city of Wesley Chapel – Trent Tueddale – was walking around the territory of his farm, when suddenly an alligator emerged from the swamp and grabbed his six-year-old dog Loki.
He began to pull the dog into the water by the paw. Trent tried to pull the pet by the collar, but the predator did not give up.
Then the man decided to take a desperate step. He went into the water and began to hit the alligator on the head. Soon the predator retreated, leaving the wounded Loki on the shore. The dog’s paw was severely injured and required emergency surgery.
“Loki’s bones were sticking out,” Trent recalls with horror. – The paw hung like a whip on a piece of skin. Doctors had to reconstruct it with metal plates. We hope he can walk again someday.” Trent himself escaped with a few scratches.
After the incident, the man set up an alligator trap, hoping to catch the crocodile before it attacks anyone else. He tried to lure the reptile with a rooster, but so far nothing has come of it.
Trent does not give up hope of ridding the county of a dangerous predator – especially since the local wildlife control service is ready to move the alligator to a place far from people.
