Florida man bit by alligator after mistaking reptile for ‘dog with a long leash’

Man is expected to make full recovery after an alligator hiding in bushes bit him on the leg

A Florida man who mistook an alligator for a dog on a leash is expected to make a full recovery after being badly beaten by the 7ft-long reptile.

Authorities in the state said the encounter began in the early hours of the morning after a man near a motel in North Port spotted what he thought was a dog in the bushes.