I don't know what else this poor guy could have done to avoid this surprising gator attack. Sure, maybe if he wanted to be extra cautious he could have prodded the animal with a stick a few times to show him who's really boss, but--99 times out of 100--daintily draping a towel over the face of a 250 lb beast is more than enough to subdue it. He's lucky to be alive though, but only because he "managed to get away" and not because the alligator benevolently decided to stop biting him while he laid there helpless. 

[Via boing boing]