"I think my head was so far down his mouth that I touched his taste buds," mused tourist James Morrow after a terrifying near-miss with an alligator while snorkelling in Florida. The 45-year-old from Florida is one of the few people to have survived an attack by a hungry gator. He suffered horrific injuries, including a punctured lung and multiple head wounds, but was saved by his mask, which took the brunt of the attack.