A woman saved her 4-month-old dog from being eaten by a 5-foot alligator by punching the wildlife creature in the eye and she is now warning others of the dangers Danie Wright recalls the moment she saved her beloved pooch (Image: CBS Miami)

A Florida woman rescued her 4-month-old puppy from the jaws of a 5-foot alligator by repeatedly striking the reptile in the eye. ‌

Danie Wright, who has lived in Land O'Lakes - a rural community roughly 20 miles north of Tampa - for two decades, fought off the predator to save her beloved dog Dax from becoming the gator's next meal. ‌

"I heard a squeal, and I got pulled," Wright told CBS affiliate WTSP. "The alligator had him by his collar and dragged him, and I wasn't gonna let go." ‌

The terrifying encounter unfolded last week w

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