I'm not making these up. This is really what this week's survival tip is. I hope I never have to use any of these.

How to Wrestle Free From an Alligator
1. If you are on dry land, try to get on the alligator's back and put downward pressure on its neck.
2. Cover the alligator's eyes. This will usually make it more sedate.
3. If you are attacked, go for the eyes and nose. Use any weapon you have, or your fist.
4. If its jaws are closed on something you want to remove (for example, a limb), tap or punch it on the snout. Alligators often open their mouths when tapped lightly. They may drop whatever it is they have taken hold of, and back off.
5. If the alligator gets you in its jaws, you must prevent it from shaking you or from rolling over--the instinctual actions cause sever tissue damage. Try to keep the alligator mouth clamped shut so the alligator does not begin shaking.
6. Seek medical attention immediately, even for a small cut or bruise, to treat infection. Alligators have a huge number of pathogens in their mouths.

*Tip: To avoid an alligator attack, do not swim in areas alligators are known to inhabit. Never feed alligators--in most cases the attacking alligator had been fed by humans prior to an attack