For many Floridians, alligators are just part of everyday life.
But one 71-year-old man had to rely on his survival instincts after an alligator attacked him without warning.
Action News Jax’s Orlando station WFTV talked to James Grayson McMicken who said it happened during what started as a routine Friday night. He took his bulldog outside, grabbed his fishing pole and made one cast into the canal behind his North Fort Myers home…