Wandering gators alarm Charlotte residents
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STAFF REPORT
Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 6:52 a.m.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY - Sheriff's deputies in Charlotte County have been contending with some scaly, cold-blooded predators lately.
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On Saturday, a resident discovered this 7-foot alligator in a swimming pool in the Riverwood subdivision.
Charlotte County Sherif'f's Office
Because of the drought, alligators are on the move and seeking fresh sources of water and food, the Sheriff's Office says.
On May 2, deputies and Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officers subdued a 7-foot gator initially seen in the driveway of a Deep Creek home in the 26000 block of Copiapo Circle.
On Saturday, at 3:30 a.m., a resident discovered another 7-foot gator in the swimming pool of a home in the 3500 block of Pennyroyal Road in the Riverwood subdivision near El Jobean. The reptile broke through a screen to take a swim.
That same day, a trapper removed a gator that was on the sidewalk between Port Charlotte High School and Murdock Circle Apartments.
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