It was a very unwelcome house call.
A Florida man was attacked by an alligator after opening his front door Saturday night, according to a report.
Daytona Beach resident Scott Hollingsworth told WESH that he heard a noise outside his home around 9:42 p.m., and when he stepped outside, “something grabbed me on the leg, started shaking violently.”
He added that he didn’t turn on a light, so he didn’t get a good look at his assailant, but told the station that he initially thought it was a dog.
“I stepped back into the house and closed the door,” Hollingsworth said.
When he looked down, he saw that he “had a large gash in the side of my leg.”
The homeowner, who planned to attend this week’s Bike Week, required surgery for his injury and told WESH that “everything’s going well” — but he “probably won’t be biking anytime soon.”
Scott Hollingsworth said he felt something grab his leg that started shaking it violently. WESH 2The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission arrived and located the 9-foot alligator still lurking near Hollingsworth’s front door, Fox News reported.
The reptile was euthanized by an agency trapper.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission located the 9-foot alligator and euthanized it. Fox NewsHollingsworth’s attack comes weeks after Gloria Serge, 85, was killed by a 10-foot alligator while walking her dog in Fort Pierce, about two hours south of Daytona Beach.
Serge was trying to protect her small dog from the massive, 700-pound gator when it dragged her into the lake outside her retirement community. Her dog survived the shocking attack.






