Not the kind of Gator that hails from a well-known university and plays football. 6-foot alligator strategically places itself outside cafeteria door at Florida school
Mostly because I haven't had many (any?) alligator stories this spring...
A hungry alligator shamelessly stationed itself outside the cafeteria door of Florida elementary school, forcing police to hogtie the reptile and drag it away, video shows.
This is a story I tripped over while looking for something else. Hardly worth getting worked up about.
A 6-foot alligator is on the small side by Florida standards. On average, the species grows to 13 feet and 800 pounds in the state, according to the Key West Aquarium. The largest found was 17 feet 5 inches, and it was living in the Everglades National Park, the aquarium reports.
They released the gator into a canal a "short distance" from the school. Probably far enough to discourage its return, but maybe not. If you're in Florida, there are gators in the fresh water. (And in some brackish water as well.) Sharks are in the saltwater, just off-shore, and crocodiles are in the salt water in the extreme southern Everglades. (I always stayed in the boat.)
The image above is not related to this story; it is a generic alligator picture I keep for just such occasions. Click the link above for a photo of the alligator in question.
"it is a generic alligator picture I keep for just such occasions."
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I lived in Florida for some time, around water the whole time. Alligators were a fact of life.
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