Got your attention didn't I? Well ok it wasn't today it was actually yesterday but I didn't have time to post this story yesterday and the title of "I sat on an alligator yesterday" just doesn't have the same impact.
I did indeed sit on an Alligator. A freak snow storm was hitting my lil zoo yesterday which had the staff scrambling to winterize certain areas of the zoo that we had been putting off because we thought we had more time. It's difficult to accomplish all these things when staff members are taking time off for one reason or another, myself included. With so few of us on staff being one or two people short really hampers endeavors like these.
So as part of our Winter Scramble we had to wrangle our 2 American Alligators out from their outdoor pond and move them inside for the winter, lest they freeze to death.
It was an experience to remember. Mad props to the 3 Keepers who put on the waders and poked around the pond to find them. 2 of the pairs of waders had holes in them so leaks abounded. As the gators were found and dragged onto land someone had to jump on them Steve Irwin style and help hold the mouth closed while another Keeper taped their mouth shut (Go me!). Once we had our gator secured I had to sit on her to keep control of her while we found her male counterpart.
So there I am in a lovely yellow raincoat sitting on an Alligator and sadly no one had a camera. Truly a hilarious photo op that was missed. Sorry
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