Gator Nearly Has Scientist for Lunch

Close call in plan to move eight-foot creature
By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff
Posted May 17, 2012 11:47 PM CDT
Updated May 18, 2012 12:00 AM CDT

A North Carolina aquarium scientist planned to move an alligator from the side of a highway—but the gator had different ideas. As the scientist dropped a towel over the alligator's face and attempted to lift the eight-foot creature with his bare hands, the gator spun around, tripped the man and bit his arm while shaking its head violently. The scientist managed to struggle free from the giant jaws, kick out at the gator, and make his escape. The gator was later captured by a crew and moved to a swamp some 30 miles away, reports the BBC. The scientist was treated and released from a local hospital. (More alligator stories.)

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