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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An 11-foot alligator busted through the screened porch of a Florida home 'like the Kool-Aid Man' and jumped in the pool An 11-foot ...

There was a break-in in a Florida home, but the culprit was a 9-foot alligator.

A Florida family got a massive surprise when they found a 550-pound alligator in their swimming pool, according to a Tuesday post from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. Authorities said the ...

Big gator: File photo: An 11-foot alligator wandered into a Florida resident's pool this week. (Bob D'Angelo/Cox Media Group) By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk March 10, 2023 at 2 ...