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‘You Know You’re in Florida When’: Man Captures Turtle Riding Alligator Around Pond ‘Like a Horse’

April 28, 2023
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A travel blogger in Tampa witnessed an obscene and utterly ridiculous—yet entirely hilarious—display of reptile familiarity that he said could only happen in Florida. As alligators abound throughout the Sunshine State, it’s no wonder locals have observed none other than a turtle waddling its way onto the scaly back of one of the reptiles to…

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VIDEO: Bird Humiliates 8-foot Florida Alligator After Tense Standoff, Sends It Scurrying Back to Pond

April 10, 2023
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This stoic crane turned the tables on a stalking alligator after it stood its ground and scared the lethal predator back into the water. The gator was clearly eyeing up the large wading bird as lunch but was obviously about to bite off more than it could chew. Footage shows the sharp-eyed crane standing on…

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Man Found Dead in Gator-Filled Lake Near Disc Golf Course

May 31, 2022
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LARGO, Fla.—A man died searching for Frisbees in a lake at a disc golf course where people are warned by signs to beware of alligators, police in Florida said Tuesday. The unidentified man was looking for flying discs in the water and “a gator was involved,” the Largo Police Department said in an email Tuesday….

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