BRANDON, Fla. (WFLA) — An alligator residing in a Florida neighborhood has had its mouth taped shut since December, based on one resident.
Lumsden Reserve resident Amber Lock, who shared pictures of the alligator with Nexstar’s WFLA, referred to as the actions “inhumane.”
As of Tuesday afternoon, Lock mentioned, no person had visited her neighborhood’s retention pond to seize the reptile and relieve it of the situations.
Lock mentioned she believes the animal’s mouth was taped shut when a trapper tried to take away the alligator, nevertheless it’s unclear why the animal was left there.
A spokesperson with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission defined that the delay was as a result of “confusion caused by two different permit requests made to two different trappers by members of the public.”
She mentioned a trapper went to the situation on Feb. 11 and noticed the gator, nevertheless it disappeared from view anytime anybody got here near the water.
A brand new allow was issued on Feb. 12. The spokeswoman mentioned the company deliberate to ship a contracted nuisance alligator trapper to the situation to take away it from the realm.
But how is the animal surviving?
According to the FWC, alligators are “opportunistic feeders,” that means they may eat almost something they’ll seize. However, being that gators are cold-blooded, they don’t have to eat typically: They usually eat as soon as every week, however can survive as much as two to 3 years with out meals.