Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries cite three Texas men in connection with alligator seen in the French Quarter
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WDSU-TV6 ^
| June 20, 2024 | Metia Carroll
Three Texas men have been cited in connection with the illegal possession of an alligator in the New Orleans French Quarter. On May 30, the men were seen at Esplanade and Dauphine with the alligator. Nearly
a month later, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries identified the men as Ediberto Sanchez, 48, Matthew Erwin, 45, and Elgein Konesheck, 48, all from Sealy, Texas. The men told Wildlife and Fisheries agents that they found the alligator near a park in Lafitte and released it into a bayou in New Orleans unharmed after being seen with it in the French Quarter....
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Man bitten by alligator while swimming in Seminole County lake
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www.clickorlando.com ^
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FWC investigates incident in Lake Monroe SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A man was seriously injured after being bitten by an alligator early Sunday in Lake Monroe in Seminole County, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife officers. The
incident happened just before 2 a.m. According to FWC, the man was swimming in Lake Monroe when the attack happened. He had serious injuries, but the extent of the injuries was not released. The FWC recommends the following to help prevent any interactions with gators: Keep a safe distance if you see an alligator. If someone is concerned about an alligator, they should...
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Tiny Alligator spotted in Wisconsin yard
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KWWL-TV7 ^
| June 07, 2024 | Terra Konieczny
Two friends in Wisconsin couldn't believe their eyes when they saw an alligator in their front yard, only a 10 minute drive over the state line from Dubuque. HAZEL GREEN, Wisconsin (KWWL) -- Two friends in Wisconsin couldn't believe their eyes when they saw an alligator in their front yard, only a
10 minute drive over the state line from Dubuque. It was a scene that most people think they would only see in Florida. Instead, Sara Wagner and her friend Suzanne came across an alligator in the front yard of a Wisconsin neighborhood. At first they thought it was...
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Alligator found after 10 days on the loose in Missouri [UPDATE!]
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UPI ^
| June 04, 2024 | Ben Hooper
June 4 (UPI) -- A small alligator that escaped from a petting zoo set up at a Kansas City, Mo., middle school was found outside the school 10 days later. Lakeview
Middle School sent an email to faculty and the families of students revealing the 14-inch gator was found outside a back door at the school by custodial workers. The alligator escaped May 23 from a petting zoo set up at the school by third-party business Thorni Ridge Exotics. The disappearance sparked a probe by the KC Pet Project, but the search was called off after a few days. The...
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Human remains found in jaws of alligator in Houston after woman reported missing
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CBS News ^
| May 30, 2024 | Stephen Smith
Authorities in Texas are investigating after human remains were found in the jaws of an alligator while officers were searching the area for a missing woman. The
gruesome discovery in Houston comes less than a year after the body of a woman was found in the mouth of a gator in Florida. "Patrol officers located the remains of a woman in the jaws of an alligator in the Horsepen Bayou … while searching the area for a woman reported missing," Houston police said in a statement Wednesday. A sergeant shot and killed the alligator "to prevent it from doing more...
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Nearly 8-foot alligator spotted cruising along Rio Grande River.....Another alligator sighting in Eagle Pass.
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www.mysanantonio.com ^
| May 22, 2024 | Priscilla Aguirre, Reporter
An alligator was spotted in the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass on Monday, May 20. Eagle
Pass Fire Department ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another alligator was spotted along the Rio Grande River. This time, Texas officials encountered the 7 to 8-foot alligator during a training session on the river in Eagle Pass on Monday, May 20, according to a Facebook post from the Eagle Pass Fire Department. The fire department stated the large alligator serves as a friendly reminder that the local wildlife isn't as friendly as the fire team.The department wrote, "Be cautious around the river banks." VIDEO AT LINK.................. During...
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10-foot alligator 'made himself right at home' in New Smyrna Beach pool: 'Florida things!'
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www.fox35orlando.com ^
| May 22, 2024 | Dani Medina
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - A 10-foot alligator was caught making himself at home inside the pool of a home in New Smyrna Beach, according to police. The
alligator was spotted overnight Tuesday in the Venetian Bay neighborhood, according to the New Smyrna Beach Police Department. Police said the gator broke through the screen to get inside the pool area. Two officers with the New Smyrna Beach Police Department snapped a selfie with the big fella before contacting a trapper with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, who safely removed the gator from the pool. An alligator was removed...
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Albert the Alligator’s owner an emotional wreck after NY takes 750-pound live-in pet away: ‘I don’t sleep’
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NY Post ^
| May 19, 2024 | Alex Oliveira
Taking away his best friend was a cold-blooded thing to do. An
upstate New York man who kept a 750-pound pet alligator in his house is an emotional wreck after government agents hauled his pal away – and he sees the same heartbreak in Albert’s scaly face. “I know his look, and that happy face that you see is not there no more,” an emotional and sleepless Tony Cavallaro told The Post. “He looks very lost and very distraught. Cavallaro raised Albert since he was a hatchling 34 years ago, an elaborate pen in his home to house the gator....
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Kentucky angler nabs a 200-pound prehistoric alligator snapping turtle before going on to reel in monster gar - which stands to break his OWN record
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Daily Mail UK ^
| May 13, 2024 | MITCHELL GOODBAR
Art Weston reeled in a fearsome, 200lbs. prehistoric alligator snapping turtle Weston was trying to catch a record-breaking alligator gar when it happened The prehistoric beast had its mouth open and was ready to bite and claw them ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Texas officer gets bit in the hand by gigantic alligator
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www.chron.com ^
| May 10, 2024 | ARIANA GARCIA
The officer had to undergo surgery and is on the road to recovery. A
Texas police officer suffered a bite from an alligator after attempting to remove it from the road. Cleveland, TX Police Department An officer with the Cleveland Police Department is recovering after suffering a nasty bite from a huge alligator he was helping to corral. Sgt. David Edwards was helping officers and Liberty County sheriff's deputies remove the 10-feet-long alligator from the middle of the roadway on State Highway 105 bypass near U.S. 59 around midnight on Wednesday. As Edwards helped other officers attempting to place a...
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Small alligator found in Beaver County creek [PA]
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WPXI-TV 11 ^
| May 9, 2024 | Jillian Hartmann, WPXI-TV
FREEDOM, Pa. — It’s not every day you come across an alligator in our area. On
Wednesday, a small gator was discovered in a creek in Freedom. Beaver Valley Regional Police got a call from someone who spotted the gator and officers safely captured it. For now, the two-and-a-half-foot reptile is being cared for at Off The Hook Exotic Pet Shop in Ambridge. The owner believes the gator was someone’s pet. “I don’t think someone dumped him in the creek on purpose. sometimes people take them out for some sunshine then they don’t realize they can climb a fence and...
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Firefighters eject alligator from Starbucks drive-through
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UPI ^
| May 8, 2024 | Ben Hooper
May 8 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Florida were called to a Starbucks cafe to eject an unruly customer from the drive-through: an alligator. North
Port Fire Rescue said on social media that it was "just another day on the job" when crews were called to a local Starbucks. The post said firefighters "had quite the surprise" when they discovered the cause of the commotion was a coffee-craving crocodilian at the drive-through. "After coordinating with our friends at North Port Police Department, we safely relocated our scaly friend to a nearby pond," Fire Rescue officials wrote. "Who knew our mornings could...
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Human body found in the mouth of 14-foot Florida alligator
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NY Daily News ^
| September 23, 2023 | Evan Rosen
Human remains were spotted in the mouth of a 13-foot, 8.5-inch alligator on Friday, in a canal just north of the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo. The gator was extracted from the water and “humanely killed,” the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release, adding that a dive team had
also “recovered the remains of a deceased adult from the waterway.” VIDEO AT LINK.............. So far, no details regarding the identity of the victim have been shared, as the investigation is still ongoing. It’s also unclear whether the alligator was directly responsible for the person’s death. One local...
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Alligator visits bank drive-through, 'did not have an account'
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UPI ^
| May 7, 2024 | Ben Hooper
May 7 (UPI) -- An unusual transaction was caught on camera at a Florida credit union when an alligator wandered into the drive-through lanes. Addition
Financial in Lake Mary shared a photo to social media showing the gator parked by the teller window at the credit union. "Just a normal day in Florida," the post said. "Can we even blame this little guy for wanting in on our 5 star service?" A video of the encounter features commentary from a teller. "Man, welcome to Florida where you go to work and casually see alligators just chillin' at your job," the...
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Large Alligator Spotted in Texas-Mexico Border River, Governor Warns Migrants
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Breitbart ^
| April 29, 2024 | Randy Clark
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a warning to migrants who might attempt to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico illegally — “Alligators are in the Rio Grande. FYI there are warning signs posted in some sectors. Cross
at your own risk.” Governor Abbott’s warning was posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday and accompanied a video posted by local resident Luis De La Torre in Eagle Pass showing a large alligator swimming in the Rio Grande. According to Border Patrol agents in the city, a pair of large alligators have been sighted in the area for...
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Giant alligator spotted in Rio Grande by border patrol.
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Twitter / X / Citizen's Free Press ^
| Apr 28, 2024 | Auden B. Cabello
Eagle Pass: Local resident, Luis De La Torre, came across an alligator while fishing this morning at the Rio Grande. Previous sightings of alligators have been confirmed by Border Patrol. VIDEO AT LINK........................
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Diver Miraculously Survives Vicious Alligator Attack: ‘Somehow Ripped My Arm Out and Not Off’
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People ^
| April 23, 2024 | Gabrielle Rockson
Will Georgitis was attacked in South Carolina on April 15 while going for a dive in the Cooper River to look for fossils. A
South Carolina diver is recovering after he miraculously survived a vicious alligator attack that left him pinned underwater. According to the Associated Press, Will Georgitis was attacked in South Carolina on April 15 after going for a scuba dive to look for fossils. He told The Post and Courier that after surfacing from his dive due to limited air, he spotted the alligator nearby in the Cooper River. "It made a beeline right at me," he...
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Alligator rescued after six months trapped in drainage pipe
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UPI ^
| APRIL 24, 2024 / 1:20 PM | Ben Hooper
April 24 (UPI) -- A wildlife rescuer in South Carolina came to the rescue of an alligator found to have been trapped in a drainage pipe for nearly six months. Matt
Kraycar of K&K Wildlife Services said he was summoned by Port Royal Plantation security in Hilton Head when the gator was spotted trapped underneath a grate. Kraycar said the alligator apparently became stuck while swimming through the pipe in October and had been trapped ever since. "Well they can go into brumation, which is basically like hibernation for reptiles," Kraycar told WTOC-TV. "So as it gets cooler, they're going...
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Florida man runs over 11-foot alligator with his truck after seeing it dragging his elderly neighbor into pond
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The Blaze ^
| April 23, 2024 | Carlos Garcia
A Florida man is being hailed as a hero after using his truck to run over an alligator that was dragging his neighbor into a pond in Collier County. Walter Rudder said he was driving his truck when he saw his friend and neighbor, Rick Fingeret, being attacked by an alligator in
his neighborhood in Naples. “Driving, and we saw a man laying on the ground, waving his arms. We pulled over, and I got out of the car and saw that an alligator had him by the leg,” Rudder said. “It was dragging him into the pond.” Rudder says...
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The Alligator People! The Fed Is Reporting Billions in Losses Weekly And Still Paying High Interest Income To The Mega Banks on Wall Street (As Biden Recklessly Transfers Student Loans To Taxpayers)
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Confounded Interest ^
| 04/13/2024 | Anthony B. Sanders
Joe Biden, his Administration, and The Federal Reserve are really “The Alligator People.” Despite what they tell you, they have small brains (particularly Biden) and are hyperfocused on spending. A
good example comes from “Wall Street On Parade” where they show that The Federal Reserve is still paying BILLIONS to US Treasury in the form of remittances (losses). While at the same time, paying the mega banks on Wall Street high interest loans. As of April 3 of this year, the Federal Reserve (Fed) has racked up $161 billion in accumulated losses. We’re not talking about unrealized losses on the...
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