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July 20, 2004

Pet Alligator?

Proving that there IS a "bell-curve" of human intelligence, here's a story about one woman who falls on the lower end of it... From Yahoo:


An anonymous call regarding an alligator on a chain led Fish and Wildlife officers to a home in Elkton Sunday.

The officers searched a canal behind the residence and discovered a metal fence pole that had been driven into the ground.

A 5-foot alligator wearing a dog collar around its trunk was attached to the chain by a dog collar.

The officers went to the residence and interviewed a female occupant.

The female said that she had caught the gator and was keeping it as a pet and had had it for approximately three months, feeding it four pieces of chicken a day.

The female was issued misdemeanor notices to appear for possession of an American alligator and feeding a wild American alligator.

The alligator was released back into the wild at another location.


The report didn't say whether the woman also provided the alligator with squeaky toys and a chew bone...

Posted by Jeff Soyer at July 20, 2004 09:21 AM
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