Florida of the day: The gator could’ve eaten your homework
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Photo by Kiki Coulouras (@keeeks37). Click the photo to see the source.
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The gator was reported to be about 5 feet long. Students were gathered into the school’s gymnasium while a professional trapper rounded it up, taped its mouth shut (gators’ jaw muscles have great strength for snapping shut, but not for opening), and hauled it away.
Here’s some video of the trapper in action:
Footage from the local FOX 13 News.
In other local news, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT IN THE PURSUIT OF BREAKING NEWS, A LOCAL NEWS REPORTER’S CAPS LOCK KEY IS STUCK:
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Alligators are more aggressive during mating period. Come out from their places insearch of their partner. Is there any another alligator around there??