Posted on 03/28/2024 10:43:13 AM PDT by Red Badger
March 26 (UPI) -- An alligator found living behind a former Coca-Cola plant in Florida has been put on a diet to lose some of its over 400 pounds.
The 9-foot gator was relocated from the grounds of the former Coca-Cola plant in Temple Terrace after neighbors raised concerns about a damaged fence around the retention pond.
The alligator was taken to Croc Encounters, where veterinarians decided to put the over-400-pound reptile on a weight loss diet.
"That's a little heavy for that animal," Croc Encounters Director John Panner told WFLA-TV.
Neighbors living near the plant said some locals had been feeding the gator, which they nicknamed Coca-Cola. The goliath gator was reported served lunch meat and hams by nearby residents.
Panner said the alligator's new diet will be more well-suited to his species.
"All of our alligators get a mix of pellet diet," he said. "We'll also feed fish, we also feed chicken, we'll do that on a regular basis, and hopefully he'll slim down a bit."
I’ve got to say, he carries it well.
You’d laugh your head off if you heard whole story - it is hilarious and 100% true.
No we weren’t sober - before I became a Christian.
I bet it’s a nearly unbelievable story. Sometimes we live to tell about such things.
Maybe you should write a book about the experience!
Just shoot it
I am a writer - but it’s not worth a book.
I good 4-page read I put together many years ago - but I only release it privately, not publicly.
Best part is it is all true.
Hmmmm.....I may be able to release some of it here....will think about it........leave out details to protect the guilty (me) of course........
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