A man who opened his front door after hearing strange noises was mauled by a 9ft alligator.
Scott Hollingsworth, from Florida, US, was attacked by the reptile at around 9.40pm on Saturday evening after he admitted “something grabbed me on the leg and started shaking violently.”
The biker, who initially didn't put a light on, assumed he was being attacked by a dog.
But as soon as he "stepped back into the house and closed the door" he realised the extent of his injuries.
Scott revealed he “had a large gash in the side of my leg” and was taken to hospital for surgery.
He said: "Fortunately, there's no damage to my knee, which I was concerned about. Everything's going well."
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were called to Scott's house where they located the 9ft alligator.
The reptile was euthanised by officials.
Scott's attack comes just weeks after Gloria Serge was mauled to death by a 10ft alligator at the gated Spanish Lakes Fairways communities' lakes in Florida, US, after she tried to recuse her dog from being attacked.
Neighbour Carole Thomas, 76, attempted to save Gloria after she witnessed saw the reptile trying to kill her dog, who managed to survive the mauling.
Carole frantically dialled 911, she told them: "There's a woman in the lake. The alligator's got her! I think she's gone, oh my God."
She tried to find a pole to pull her to land but it was tragically too late - her body was later recovered from the lake.
Carole revealed: "There is no way I could have gotten to her sooner. It's horrible for her family. It's just horrible, horrible. And her friends, I spoke to a couple of her friends yesterday who are devastated."
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has since cleared the lake of the alligators with Henry, the reptile who killed Gloria, removed and killed by wildlife officials.
Jay Mandelker, president of Spanish Lakes Fairways, confirmed the alligators have since been removed from the pond after residents raised concerns.
He told TCPalm: "They did so to allay any concerns and to make us realise the precautions we should take with regard to wildlife, alligators in particular.
"If you're walking by a lake, a pond, anywhere in Florida, understand, this is Florida, there could be alligators, so do not walk against the edges of any pond or lake, stay a safe distance away."
