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Inverness, FL
A 71-yearl-old man fell off a dock and into the jaws of an alligatorbut said his knowledge of reptiles, gained from watching wildlifeprograms on television, helped him escape.
"I wasn't a bit afraid. I knew what they usually do," said GeorgeBlinn, who got away from the 7-foot gator by jabbing his thumb in itseye.
Blinn said he has long been a fan of such programs as Wild Kingdom and knew about alligators' general behavior.
He got the chance to use that knowledge when he fell into the canalbehind his house. Blinn said the alligator bit him on the left hand andthen flopped him over in the water three times before Blinn escaped.
