MIAMI – A South Florida homeowner is praising a pair of barking dogs for alerting him to a very unwelcome intruder in his backyard.
It wasn’t just any intruder, but an 11-foot-long alligator weighing nearly 500 pounds.
Tim Nguyen called Miami-Dade police, who along with a trapper were able to wrangle the reptile and take it to a better location.
Experts say now is the time when gators are on the move, not only because it’s breeding season, but also because gators’ metabolism increases with the warmer weather.
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Read more details about the backyard intruder from CBS Miami.
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