A Florida alligator park has two new residents, Snoopy and Lt. Dan: They have issues.
Everglades Holiday Park has a new resident.
His name? Snoopy, thanks to his pronounced snout.
We can’t say he’s as cute as the real thing, now starring in a “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
Park staffer Gabby Scampone posted a picture of the “emaciated” gator on Instagram, explaining why the little guy was so hard to capture.
The reptile is so thin that she and Chris Gillette, star of the former “Gator Boys” on Animal Planet, had trouble getting the snag hook into him.
“He is so skinny!” reads the caption. “We will keep an eye on him and try to fatten him up. But I’m glad we were able to rescue him.”
Commenters asked what was wrong with Snoopy and why he was in such a malnourished state.
“Parasites, a blockage, swallowed a dog collar, not getting enough food,” answered the animal expert, adding that more tests needed to be done. “Could be anything.”
Another new resident with some physical issues: Lieutenant Dan, named after Gary Sinise’s character who lost his legs in combat in “Forrest Gump.”
Scampone also appears with this alligator on Instagram, explaining that he was found next to a highway, after being called in as a nuisance.
“When we got there, we noticed he was beat up and recently had his arm taken off my another gator,” she wrote of Lt. Dan, aka Little Dan. “He is also missing his hand on the other arm, and half of his tail.”
Despite Dan’s shortcomings, Scampone is “in love.”
“He’s all healed up now, and we are really starting to see his personality. He loves food so much, and isn’t afraid to get up with the big gators when it’s time to eat. He is a TRUE SURVIVOR!”
This story was originally published December 4, 2019 at 12:29 PM.
