Updated: 5:57 AM EDT May 17, 2021 TAMPA, Fla. — Editor's note: The above photo is a file photo of an alligator. It is not the one mentioned in this story. One Florida man says he didn't need to think twice when it came to rescuing his 8-month-old Labrador from the jaws of an alligator. Mike McCoy says he was walking the chocolate lab puppy, Jake, near a pond when an alligator jumped out from the water and pulled the dog under, according to WSVN. NBC 6 in Miami says McCoy didn't hesitate and went right in after them. "It's a parent instinct," he told NBC 6.