Woman Finds 8-Foot Alligator In Home's Kitchen
POSTED: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
UPDATED: 5:49 pm EDT April 22,
2008
OLDSMAR, Fla. -- A 69-year-old woman found an 8-foot-long alligator roaming in her home's kitchen Monday night, police said.
IMAGES: Alligator In Kitchen
Sandra Frosti said the alligator pushed through a back porch door and walked inside her home through an open sliding glass door. Frosti said the alligator strolled through her living room, down a hall and then into the kitchen, Local 6 reported.A trapper with Animal Capture of Florida removed the alligator, which had been cut when a plate was knocked to the ground.No one inside the house was injured.
IMAGES: Gator Captured
The wildlife official was called to remove the gator Monday near a neighborhood in Palm City near West Palm Beach.The trapper was able to drag the reptile to the edge of the pond before jumping on it.The alligator was seen on video trying to spin away but the man was able to tape its jaws shut.It was then placed into a pickup and removed from the area.Local 6 reported that the gator trapper did not lose his hand to another gator.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Copyright 2008 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
IMAGES: Alligator In Kitchen Sandra Frosti said the alligator pushed through a back porch door and walked inside her home through an open sliding glass door. Frosti said the alligator strolled through her living room, down a hall and then into the kitchen, Local 6 reported.A trapper with Animal Capture of Florida removed the alligator, which had been cut when a plate was knocked to the ground.No one inside the house was injured.
One-Handed Man Wrestles Gator
Earlier this month, a one-handed trapper in Florida roped and wrestled a 6-foot alligator out of a Florida retention pond that apparentl posed a risk to neighbors. IMAGES: Gator Captured The wildlife official was called to remove the gator Monday near a neighborhood in Palm City near West Palm Beach.The trapper was able to drag the reptile to the edge of the pond before jumping on it.The alligator was seen on video trying to spin away but the man was able to tape its jaws shut.It was then placed into a pickup and removed from the area.Local 6 reported that the gator trapper did not lose his hand to another gator.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Copyright 2008 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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