The 27-year-old woman was bitten by an alligator when she was cutting off a lake near a country club in Fort Myers on September 10.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), she was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital and treated for injuries to both legs.
The alligator was later caught by a contracted nuisance crocodile trapper and taken to the alligator farm, according to the commission.
The FWC said it was still investigating the incident.
A few days later on September 13, a man sustained injuries to his leg when he was bitten by a crocodile while driving a dog on a residential canal in St. Lucie. An 8-foot, 3-inch alligator that bit him and moved him to an alligator farm.
“I’m kind of a slide and my foot is stuck in the mud, and the next thing I know, I look lunged,” Johnson told WPTV. “He starts to squeeze down very hard and he starts to pull, and the next thing I do, I immediately, is putting my fingers here, I’m peeking into the eye.”
Johnson received 62 stitches and his dog was unharmed, WPTV reported.
Alligator bites are serious, but injuries to large reptiles are rare in Florida, according to the FWC.
The FWC prioritizes public safety and operates the statewide News Alligator Program (SNAP), the FWC said in a statement to CNN. “The goal of SNAP is to actively prevent alligator hazards in developed areas, while protecting alligators from naturally occurring areas.”
SNAP uses contracted infestation crocodile trappers in Florida to detect and remove alligators that may pose a risk to humans and pets.
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