NOT ONLY THE FISH ARE BITING IN FLORIDA

If you are thinking about going on a golfing holiday to Florida ... well, maybe, you should think again.
That's because there's report today from the Sunshine State that a golfer nearly lost more than his golf ball in a water hazard at the sixth hole at Lake Venice Golf Club, Florida
An alligator, estimated length 11ft from nose to tail, suddenly appeared out of the depths and grabbed his right arm, pulling him into the water as he tried to get his golf ball out.
Gary Morse, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said that the golfer, a Mr Burger, used his left arm to hit the alligator until it released him from its grip.
Burger, a visitor from Tennessee, was taken to a hospital but was not seriously injured - shaken but still in one piece.
It took seven Fish and Wildlife officers an hour to trap the one-eyed alligator which inhabited the pond where there is a warning sign: "Beware of Alligator".
Course general manager Rod Parry said. "There's wildlife in these ponds so people should think twice before putting their hands into the water to lift out a golf ball."