One Lehigh Acres boy will have quite the story to tell at school Tuesday after an alligator bit him.
It happened along Hazelwood Avenue South in Lehigh Acres. Luckily for him, it was just a baby gator and the bite wasn’t severe.
The 10-year-old was bitten in his backyard while playing with friends.
Bobby Golio, the victim of the baby gator said, I was walking in the water.
Bobby and the boys were playing near a canal that is typically bone dry. But on Monday after the storms, they found more than just water.
Bobby thinks the baby gator was most likely only protecting its new found home.
He was just glad no was else was hurt, or at least, hurt that bad.
“We washed the wound out really good because there’s a lot of bacteria in alligator’s mouth,” said Bobby.
The boys told us they’ve learned their lesson — and they won’t be playing in any canals anytime soon.