Florida Woman’s Pet Alligator Will Be All Hers for Christmas

    A Florida woman’s pet alligator will be home for the holidays after-all.

    FOX’s Tom Graham explains why:

    Christmas coming early for Mary Thorn of Lakeland:

    (Thorn) “Rambo was just a smiling.”

    Rambo is her pet alligator. She’s had the reptile since he was 4-years-old but now he’s 15. Thorn has been fighting Florida wildlife officials who initially said the six-foot-long gator is too big for her to keep but since backed down:

    (Thorn) “Now I just won the right to keep him for the rest of his life or the rest of my life.” 

    Thorn says Rambo is a kept gator and unable to live in the wild. She adds he’s safe to be around:

    (Thorn) “He plays with my grand kids he plays with the kids.”

    Most experts disagree, saying alligators are dangerous and should not be kept as pets.

    Tom Graham, FOX News.

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