‘Most exciting thing since quarantine’: Family finds gator in the swimming pool
Talk about an exciting day in coronavirus lockdown.
Professional wranglers Gabby Scampone and Chris Gillette received a call about an alligator in a pool at a Fort Lauderdale home Thursday.
The animal experts documented how they got the little guy out of the skimmer on social media.
“We got a call for an E-gator in a swimming pool this morning, so @gabbynikolle and I rushed out the door in a hurry,” wrote Gillette on Facebook. “E-Gator stands for ‘emergency alligator,’ which means that it is an immediate threat to people, and basically means drop what you’re doing and GO!”
The reptile was much smaller than they expected, a baby, and not really a “threat.” That said, it still had no place being where kids swim and play.
Gillette and Scampone named the gator Sushi, and say he will be relocated back into the wild.
“Although he’s small and can’t really hurt people, the homeowner did the right thing by calling. Alligators are a protected species in Florida, and it is illegal to touch them without a permit.”
In pics, little kids gather around the gator, fascinated. They were able to pet the tail.
“The family said this was the most exciting thing since quarantine,” wrote Gillette, who used to star on Animal Planet’s “Gator Boys.”
This story was originally published May 15, 2020 at 10:49 AM.
