VIDEO: Scots angler reels in 6ft alligator on fishing trip

A Scots angler bit off more than he could chew when a massive alligator snapped its terrifying jaws around his tackle.

Stephen McMillan, 36, was on a holiday fishing trip and hoping to catch some bass with an imitation bait that looked like a rubber fish.

But instead of a quiet afternoon on the water, he was left battling with a 6ft alligator which had followed him before clinging onto his bait.

Stephen, a shopkeeper, fought the beast for 15 minutes and reeled it in while it spun around, hissed and showed off its razor-sharp teeth.

He said his wife would never have believed the terrifying incident which happened on a lake near Kissimmee, near Orlando, Florida.