CHICAGO (AP) — Police say an expert from Florida has captured an elusive alligator in a Chicago public lagoon. Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi (goo-lee-EHL’-mee) says the Humboldt Park gator was caught humanely early Tuesday and is in good health. The reptile, nicknamed “Chance the Snapper,” was first spotted last week and photos soon started showing up […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Police say an expert from Florida has captured an elusive alligator in a Chicago public lagoon. Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi (goo-lee-EHL’-mee) says the Humboldt Park gator was caught humanely early Tuesday and is in good health. The reptile, nicknamed “Chance the Snapper,” was first spotted last week and photos soon started showing up […]
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (WFLA) – When Buddy Ackerman took his daughter’s golden retriever, Osi, out for a bathroom break early Monday morning, he didn’t give it a second thought. “He walked along … walked along here and I’m just coming with him,” said Ackerman. “And he settles on right where there’s no grass down there.” […]
Alligators aren’t native to Missouri, but one made himself at home in a St. Louis neighborhood last week.
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, and the average date of the first named storm is July 9. With the Atlantic heating up, the Emergency Services Florida managers with the Florida Department of Transportation want to make sure everyone’s aware of the modified procedures for mass evacuations. […]
What they found, was an alligator trying to cross the road.
Investigators located a baby alligator in a black bag with its mouth taped shut in the front seat.
At this time, there are no obvious signs of foul play, however, detectives are awaiting an official autopsy report to determine a cause of death.
George, a 3-year-old black lab, spent Wednesday resting and recovering after a very close call with one of Florida’s biggest nuisances: an alligator.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says Ford, of Wauchula, was found in a canal on property owned by the Mosaic Company near Fort Meade.