TAIL-GATOR HITS THE ROAD!
AFLORIDA driver gives a whole new meaning to being a tail-gator!
Stunned motorist Karen Kress was driving along I-95 in Brevard County when she spotted a massive alligator lashed down to a small platform on the back of an SUV — and she snapped a photo of the bizarre sight.
“I’m 99 percent sure it was dead,” Kress says. “It was definitely real.”
American alligators were classified as an endangered species in the 1960s, but the population rebounded well enough for the fearsome critters to be removed from the list. This unlucky reptile looks to be a casualty of gator hunting season, which runs from Aug. 15 to Nov. 1. Permits are awarded to hunters via a lottery.
The driver of the SUV remains unidentified, but an observant internet poster notes: “The gator was harvested during hunting season. You can see the yellow gator ‘tag’ fastened to his tail.”
Bagging a gator can be quite profitable due to the growing market for the animal’s meat and skin. In fact, there are estimates a dead alligator is worth more than $10,000!
Says one Florida resident: “Better you eat the alligator than the alligator eat you!”