Florida man ticketed for trying to trade alligator for beer

Published January 13, 2015

Florida wildlife officials say a man tried to trade a live alligator for beer at a Miami convenience store.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino says the man received a citation for illegally capturing and trying to sell the gator.

Pino tells WTVJ-TV that the man trapped the 4-foot-long gator at a nearby park and brought it to the store. When he proposed to trade the animal for a 12-pack of beer, the store clerk called authorities.

Pino says the alligator was "pretty much in good shape." The animal back into the wild.

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