Florida woman pulls alligator from yoga pants during traffic stop, turtles found in backpack
Posted May 07, 2019 23:16:46
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Key points:
The ordeal unfolded when a Charlotte County Sheriff's deputy stopped a pickup truck Monday afternoon (local time) in Punta Gorda after it ran a stop sign.
The 22-year-old driver Michael Clemons told authorities he and his 25-year-old passenger Ariel Machan-Le Quire were collecting frogs and snakes under an overpass, and gave the deputy permission to search bags in the truck.
When the deputy found 41 three-stripe turtles in the woman's backpack, he asked if she had anything else.
That's when investi-gators were greeted to an unusual sight: a 0.3-metre gator.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission took over the investigation.
Posted May 07, 2019 23:16:46
'Anything else?': Florida woman pulls alligator from yoga pants during traffic stop
A Florida woman gives new meaning to the term snappy dresser, pulling a small alligator from her yoga pants during a traffic stop.
www.abc.net.au
Key points:
- The driver of the vehicle told police he and his female passenger had been collecting frogs and snakes
- More than 40 three-stripe turtles were found in the woman's backpack
- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is handling the investigation
The ordeal unfolded when a Charlotte County Sheriff's deputy stopped a pickup truck Monday afternoon (local time) in Punta Gorda after it ran a stop sign.
The 22-year-old driver Michael Clemons told authorities he and his 25-year-old passenger Ariel Machan-Le Quire were collecting frogs and snakes under an overpass, and gave the deputy permission to search bags in the truck.
When the deputy found 41 three-stripe turtles in the woman's backpack, he asked if she had anything else.
That's when investi-gators were greeted to an unusual sight: a 0.3-metre gator.
"[It happened] after being asked the standard 'Do you have anything else?'"
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission took over the investigation.
