Publication Date:
Wed, 2010-09-15 00:52
A crossing guard at a Tampa-area school spotted the
gator lounging near an elementary school Monday morning around the time
children would be walking to school. As she and three deputies waited for a
trapper to arrive, the alligator started walking toward the children. Three
deputies roped the gator's neck and tail as the animal rolled and thrashed. Its
tail broke off chunks of stucco from a nearby wall. Deputies later secured the
gator's mouth with electrical tape and handcuffed its hind legs. Florida Fish
and Wildlife officials took custody of the animal until the trapper arrived.
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