See You Later, Alligator
Sarasota County deputies found themselves negotiating with a 14-foot, 600-pound alligator who decided a quiet road near Lakewood Ranch was the perfect place to settle in for the winter. It took seven deputies and a trapper to persuade the reptile otherwise. Eventually, the gator was escorted—unhurried and unimpressed—to an alligator farm, where its winter plans could continue without blocking traffic. It was, by all accounts, the most polite eviction Lakewood Ranch has seen in years.
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