A Florida man gets a nasty shock when a NINE FOOT alligator knocks on his front door and bites his thigh

A Florida man was surprised when he opened his front door and was greeted by a vicious alligator that took a bite out of his thigh.

Scot Hollingsworth was watching TV with his wife at their Daytona Beach home when they heard a gentle knock on the door on March 4.

Hollingsworth recalled getting up to check on the noise, and as he opened the door, he felt something “severely” grab him before he could turn on the light.

‘[I] barely got out the door and got my leg pinned and [it] started shaking really hard,” Hollingsworth told Click Orlando. “It happened so quickly… It was just a total surprise and shock.”

Scot Hollingsworth was surprised when he opened his front door and was greeted by a vicious alligator that took a bite out of his thigh on March 4

The alligator bumped into the door of Hollingsworth at night. The homeowner said he often sees alligators behind his house but tends to ignore them

Hollingsworth was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and revealed the extent of his wound to the news outlet.

“I guess I surprised the alligator as much as he surprised me,” Hollingsworth said.

He added that alligators often show up behind his house, but he always keeps his distance.

Meanwhile, the alligator didn’t have the same happy ending and was later euthanized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The alligator was labeled a “nuisance” by the FWC because it “was at least 4 feet long and is believed to pose a threat to people, pets, or property.”

Florida has a surplus of alligators, with about 1.3 million living in the Sunshine State, according to the FWC.

While the FWC can relocate alligators, the reptiles have been known to return to where they were trapped and wreak havoc.

Hollingsworth was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and revealed the extent of his wound to the news outlet

The alligator didn’t have the same happy ending and was later euthanized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

An alligator expert from Environmental Education Awareness Research Support and Services warned that the alligator’s location would likely be one of many in Florida as rain continues and the seasons change.

“They’re just more active at this time of year, and you see more human conflict crossing over with them, the more houses that are built, the more things that happen, the more often you see them running around doing things,” Frank Robb told the news outlet.

About 20 alligators were euthanized last year, the news agency reported.