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I "drug" all kinds of things home when I was a kid. My two boys at the same age brought us a huge snapping turtle they loaded in a wagon and installed in an inflatable splash pool in the back yard. Then they came in the house and invited us out to meet KILLER the turtle. We were expecting a painted turtle not a 30# snapper.

But this kid here wins the prize. 6 foot of gator is hard to handle.

"ROCKLEDGE, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials say a 10-year-old boy dragged a nearly 6-foot alligator home from a nearby canal.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers were called to the Rockledge home of Michael Dasher on Wednesday after the boy's grandfather saw the alligator in the front yard.

Michael told the officers he had been fishing with friends when something big caught the hook and snapped the line. The boy said the alligator ran at him, so he started hitting it with sticks and jumped on its back.

Michael dragged the alligator home and suffered only minor scratches on his hands and arms. Wildlife officers measured the alligator at 5 feet 9 inches long.

The officers let Michael off with a stern talk but no charges. They'll release the alligator back into the St. John's River."

Lainey

I never brought home stray animals. I'll settle for that wild bunny family that has taken up residence in our yard. No gators for me, thank you very much.

JonasM

The best I ever did was take a raccoon that had climbed into our apple tree and carry it in the house, saying "Can I keep him?"

An alligator is in a different category entirely!

JonasM

SheDrivesIt

Atta boy!

Of course, I had live squirrels in my house this week. Wide eyed panic from all parties pretty much describes it.

vader1

Sounds like something I would have done as a kid. A 6 foot gator is pretty big though.