<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - alligator</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/alligator</link><description>Newsvine - alligator</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:03:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:19:32 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Alligator found in California home guarding $100,000 marijuana stash, authorities say - Crimesider - CBS News</title>
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California police who entered a man's house Wednesday afternoon for a probation check said they found a $100,000 stash of marijuana guarded by a five-foot-long alligator
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[tzia62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tzia62]]></source><link>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16450952-alligator-found-in-california-home-guarding-100000-marijuana-stash-authorities-say-crimesider-cbs-news</link><guid>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16450952-alligator-found-in-california-home-guarding-100000-marijuana-stash-authorities-say-crimesider-cbs-news</guid><category>found</category><category>alligator</category><category>pot</category><category>sick</category><category>guarding</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:03:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tzia62E7211BBC-107A-42CA-B2B1-917F160B74D4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="183" width="244" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tzia62E7211BBC-107A-42CA-B2B1-917F160B74D4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Men Catch 697-Pound Gator; Set Mississippi Record</title>
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FITLER, Miss. (KABC) -- A Palos Verdes man and his friends managed to reel in an alligator weighing 697.5 pounds -- a new record in Mississippi.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/02/14180946-men-catch-697-pound-gator-set-mississippi-record</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/02/14180946-men-catch-697-pound-gator-set-mississippi-record</guid><category>new</category><category>state</category><category>gator</category><category>record</category><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>men</category><category>catch</category><category>set</category><category>700-pound</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2012 12:07:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467D6975394-C54A-119F-0893-A43B97BD9EA9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="105" width="186" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467D6975394-C54A-119F-0893-A43B97BD9EA9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Grandfather Wrestles Alligator to Rescue His Dog</title>
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"A stunned Steve Gustafson thought only of saving his "best friend" from the jaws of a 7-foot alligator carrying away his terrier for a quick meal."
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[jameseg]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jameseg]]></source><link>http://jameseg.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/19/13963029-grandfather-wrestles-alligator-to-rescue-his-dog</link><guid>http://jameseg.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/19/13963029-grandfather-wrestles-alligator-to-rescue-his-dog</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>bounce</category><category>steve-gustafson</category><category>man-rescues-his-dog-from-an-alligator</category><category>grandfather-wrestles-alligator-to-rescue-his-dog</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:28:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Florida Wants More Gator Trappers, But Filling The Jobs Might Be Hard</title>
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Forty years ago there were so few alligators, they were put on the  endangered species list. Now, every spring, there are so many, they show  up in the strangest places &mdash; splashing in swimming pools, perched on  patios, challenging a sedan for driveway supremacy.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/05/13681393-florida-wants-more-gator-trappers-but-filling-the-jobs-might-be-hard</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/05/13681393-florida-wants-more-gator-trappers-but-filling-the-jobs-might-be-hard</guid><category>state</category><category>gator</category><category>economics</category><category>environment</category><category>more</category><category>alligator</category><category>hard</category><category>wants</category><category>trappers</category><category>wildlife-conservation-commission</category><pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2012 14:50:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Toothy Gator Shows Up at Dental Office</title>
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LAKELAND --
Maybe it needed its teeth cleaned?
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/24/13453564-toothy-gator-shows-up-at-dental-office</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/24/13453564-toothy-gator-shows-up-at-dental-office</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>residence</category><category>dental-office</category><category>water-fountain</category><category>took-up</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:46:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467CDDB0188-752D-1582-30FF-0280FA245F26.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="201" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467CDDB0188-752D-1582-30FF-0280FA245F26.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>5 Foot Alligator Found in Milwaukee Home</title>
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MILWAUKEE --
It&rsquo;s certainly not your typical house pet.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/19/13360972-5-foot-alligator-found-in-milwaukee-home</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/19/13360972-5-foot-alligator-found-in-milwaukee-home</guid><category>home</category><category>police</category><category>removed</category><category>found</category><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>illegal</category><category>shelter</category><category>pet</category><category>animal-control</category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 10:39:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Alligator Attacks Trainer - Caught on Tape | Video </title>
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An alligator trainer in Ohio was demonstrating gators' quick reaction when the gator clamped its jaws
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/13/13260225-alligator-attacks-trainer-caught-on-tape-video</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/13/13260225-alligator-attacks-trainer-caught-on-tape-video</guid><category>report</category><category>show</category><category>children</category><category>gator</category><category>attacked</category><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>video</category><category>trainer</category><category>caught-on-tape</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:38:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Woman Bitten on The Head by Alligator</title>
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OCALA, Florida (AP) -- Florida wildlife officials say a woman floating down a river was bitten on the head by an alligator.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13178453-woman-bitten-on-the-head-by-alligator</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13178453-woman-bitten-on-the-head-by-alligator</guid><category>river</category><category>lost</category><category>woman</category><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>floating</category><category>head</category><category>bitten</category><category>hikers</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Aug 2012 10:32:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04673A741540-A3F3-C513-9933-FA20C12E4FF3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="50" width="89" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04673A741540-A3F3-C513-9933-FA20C12E4FF3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="89" height="50" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gator Trapped After Killing a Dog in a Townhome Community</title>
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Palm River, Florida - Inside the apartment, Bella's bowl and bed remain. Jimmy Radder can't bear to get rid of them yet; his loss is just too fresh.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13038793-gator-trapped-after-killing-a-dog-in-a-townhome-community</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13038793-gator-trapped-after-killing-a-dog-in-a-townhome-community</guid><category>community</category><category>killing</category><category>dog</category><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>trapped</category><category>pond</category><category>pet</category><category>townhome</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:16:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad046744516063-A585-3F5D-BFC0-63FABCD39431.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="50" width="89" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad046744516063-A585-3F5D-BFC0-63FABCD39431.jpg&amp;width=120" width="89" height="50" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Man who lost hand to alligator charged with unlawful feeding | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News</title>
<description><![CDATA[Talk about adding insult to  injury: An Everglades tour guide who lost his hand to an alligator last  month was arrested over the weekend, charged with unlawful alligator  feeding.
Wallace Weatherholt, a  63-year-old airboat captain, was leading a tour on June 12 when the  group&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Atchley Realty]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Atchley Realty]]></source><link>http://atchley-realty.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13034696-man-who-lost-hand-to-alligator-charged-with-unlawful-feeding-the-sideshow-yahoo-news</link><guid>http://atchley-realty.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13034696-man-who-lost-hand-to-alligator-charged-with-unlawful-feeding-the-sideshow-yahoo-news</guid><category>florida</category><category>hand</category><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>illegal</category><category>fishing</category><category>tour-boat</category><category>bait-fishing</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:13:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=atchley-realty72B23725-ACAE-A5A7-5F4A-6B17DCB038A3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=atchley-realty72B23725-ACAE-A5A7-5F4A-6B17DCB038A3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Man Charged With Feeding Alligator After Losing Hand</title>
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EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. - A Florida airboat captain whose hand was bit off by a 9-foot alligator faces charges of feeding of a gator.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13021971-man-charged-with-feeding-alligator-after-losing-hand</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13021971-man-charged-with-feeding-alligator-after-losing-hand</guid><category>arrested</category><category>gator</category><category>hand</category><category>jail</category><category>man</category><category>suspect</category><category>charged</category><category>odd-news</category><category>bond</category><category>crime</category><category>alligator</category><category>losing</category><category>feeding</category><category>posted</category><category>bit-off</category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:06:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04670660DFA5-E205-CEA1-D89C-246114D583C4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04670660DFA5-E205-CEA1-D89C-246114D583C4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Car vs. Alligator: Woman Airlifted With Serious Injuries</title>
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IMMOKALEE, Fla.     (AP) -- A Collier County woman is being treated in the hospital with serious injuries after crashing her car into an alligator.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13016180-car-vs-alligator-woman-airlifted-with-serious-injuries</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13016180-car-vs-alligator-woman-airlifted-with-serious-injuries</guid><category>injured</category><category>woman</category><category>hospital</category><category>hit</category><category>road</category><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>driver</category><category>seriously</category><category>airlifted</category><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:43:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Teen Alligator Victim Gets 'Swamp Men' Salute w/Photo Gallery</title>
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Fort Myers, Florida (News-Press) -- Could Moore Haven teenager Fred Langdale have done anything last week when a 10-foot gator attacked him and tore off part of his right arm as he swam in the Caloosahatchee River?
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12806969-teen-alligator-victim-gets-swamp-men-salute-wphoto-gallery</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/18/12806969-teen-alligator-victim-gets-swamp-men-salute-wphoto-gallery</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>lost</category><category>attacked</category><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>hunter</category><category>teen</category><category>salute</category><category>arm</category><category>gets</category><category>swamp-men</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:29:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad046741C57A97-3F98-7C15-5BF9-8E1E461FDC5A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="50" width="89" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad046741C57A97-3F98-7C15-5BF9-8E1E461FDC5A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="89" height="50" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Update: Teen Who Lost Arm in Alligator Attack Recovering</title>
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (WSVN) -- The victim of a vicious alligator attack is on a long road to recovery.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/16/12765843-update-teen-who-lost-arm-in-alligator-attack-recovering</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/16/12765843-update-teen-who-lost-arm-in-alligator-attack-recovering</guid><category>attacked</category><category>interview</category><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>video</category><category>teen</category><category>credits</category><category>survival</category><category>recovering</category><category>nature-show</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:42:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Florida Teen Loses Arm to Alligator, Smiles and Jokes Through the Pain - ABC News</title>
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A Florida teenager who came face-to-snout with a 10-foot alligator made a split-second choice that likely saved his life, but cost him his arm.
Kaleb Langdale, 17, really showed his courage when he smiled and joked through the pain and loss of his right arm.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[tzia62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tzia62]]></source><link>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/10/12667913-florida-teen-loses-arm-to-alligator-smiles-and-jokes-through-the-pain-abc-news</link><guid>http://tzia62.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/10/12667913-florida-teen-loses-arm-to-alligator-smiles-and-jokes-through-the-pain-abc-news</guid><category>off</category><category>right</category><category>alligator</category><category>teens</category><category>arm</category><category>takes</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:54:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tzia62411BD23B-CDB7-495C-DE79-BC5005E0A7E6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tzia62411BD23B-CDB7-495C-DE79-BC5005E0A7E6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Boy Loses Arm in Gator Attack</title>
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MOORE HAVEN, Fla. - A Moore Haven boy lost his right arm from the elbow down in an alligator attack while swimming in the Caloosahatchee River, according to officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/10/12658769-boy-loses-arm-in-gator-attack</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/10/12658769-boy-loses-arm-in-gator-attack</guid><category>attack</category><category>boy</category><category>river</category><category>lost</category><category>gator</category><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>swimming</category><category>teen</category><category>arm</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:13:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04679C75814E-6DB1-2719-1A13-2D05E8C893BE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04679C75814E-6DB1-2719-1A13-2D05E8C893BE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>3 Legged Alligator Named &quot;Stumpy&quot; Slain in State Park</title>
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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - Authorities in the Florida Panhandle want to know who killed a 3-legged alligator named Stumpy.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/22/12361539-3-legged-alligator-named-stumpy-slain-in-state-park</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/22/12361539-3-legged-alligator-named-stumpy-slain-in-state-park</guid><category>suspect</category><category>killed</category><category>odd-news</category><category>crime</category><category>alligator</category><category>illegal</category><category>shot</category><category>seeking</category><category>state-park</category><category>authorities</category><category>park-rangers</category><category>stumpy</category><category>animal-cuelty</category><category>3-legged</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:05:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04673B0EDD4A-68CB-6E98-81C7-C360CBFF5CDC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04673B0EDD4A-68CB-6E98-81C7-C360CBFF5CDC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Two Vehicles Run Over 12 Foot Alligator </title>
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PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A 12- foot long alligator was hit not once, but twice by two cars on Interstate 275 near Gandy Boulevard around 12:30 a. m. Sunday morning, Florida Highway Patrol reported.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/17/12270793-two-vehicles-run-over-12-foot-alligator</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/17/12270793-two-vehicles-run-over-12-foot-alligator</guid><category>killed</category><category>odd-news</category><category>cars</category><category>alligator</category><category>crossing</category><category>interstate</category><category>multiple</category><category>run-over</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:31:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad046724D11108-3913-B550-9C29-4EA9072D2DC5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad046724D11108-3913-B550-9C29-4EA9072D2DC5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gator Bites Off Hand of Airboat Captain</title>
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EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. - An Everglades City airboat captain lost his hand Tuesday afternoon when an alligator bit it off, according to a state wildlife official.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/13/12199730-gator-bites-off-hand-of-airboat-captain</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/13/12199730-gator-bites-off-hand-of-airboat-captain</guid><category>food</category><category>gator</category><category>hand</category><category>hospital</category><category>environment</category><category>alligator</category><category>euthanized</category><category>witness</category><category>tours</category><category>mans</category><category>appendage</category><category>retrieved</category><category>taunting</category><category>airboat</category><category>bit-off</category><category>captians</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:34:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04679E5ADF12-5248-2EF7-8F90-59D151F000CA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04679E5ADF12-5248-2EF7-8F90-59D151F000CA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Alligator Attacks Man in Creek Near Homeless Camp </title>
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James Wimmer did what he usually does to cool off Monday. At around 5 p.m., the air feeling like 99 degrees, he decided to jump in a creek.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12182050-alligator-attacks-man-in-creek-near-homeless-camp</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12182050-alligator-attacks-man-in-creek-near-homeless-camp</guid><category>attacked</category><category>man</category><category>environment</category><category>alligator</category><category>swimming</category><category>bit</category><category>creek</category><category>shoulder</category><category>shredded</category><category>homeless-camp</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:13:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>4-foot alligator, pit bull abandoned in apartment </title>
<description><![CDATA[Animal Control Director Emanuel Maciel said his team has found alligators before, but the 25-pound reptile was the largest they've encountered, the New Bedford Standard Times reported.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></source><link>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12073309-4-foot-alligator-pit-bull-abandoned-in-apartment</link><guid>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12073309-4-foot-alligator-pit-bull-abandoned-in-apartment</guid><category>apartment</category><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>crimes</category><category>abandoned</category><category>mass</category><category>animal-control</category><category>new-bedford</category><category>animal-safety</category><category>tenents</category><category>pit-bull-dog</category><category>rental-units</category><category>25-lb-reptile</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 22:38:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizardAB119A7C-5721-87E7-0656-63E3BF55E1FE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizardAB119A7C-5721-87E7-0656-63E3BF55E1FE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>A Florida Bobcat Almost Becomes an Alligator's Dinner- Photos</title>
<description><![CDATA[TAMPA, Florida -- Teeth, scales, and nails: it's 10 feet of alligator lurking in a Tampa Palms retention pond, and appearing as the star of this news story.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11987381-a-florida-bobcat-almost-becomes-an-alligators-dinner-photos</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11987381-a-florida-bobcat-almost-becomes-an-alligators-dinner-photos</guid><category>florida</category><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>dinner</category><category>close</category><category>photo</category><category>escaped</category><category>gallery</category><category>teeth</category><category>nails</category><category>bobcat</category><category>homeowner</category><category>scales</category><category>encounted</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 11:17:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467EB4B5171-6B5E-D02E-B308-58E2CA7B2E5A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad0467EB4B5171-6B5E-D02E-B308-58E2CA7B2E5A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Mall Security Guard Catches Men Killing Alligator </title>
<description><![CDATA[Lake Wales, Florida -- Two Lake Wales men were arrested Thursday, shortly after police say they caught and killed an alligator on mall property.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/27/11909729-mall-security-guard-catches-men-killing-alligator</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/27/11909729-mall-security-guard-catches-men-killing-alligator</guid><category>security</category><category>arrested</category><category>money</category><category>mall</category><category>killed</category><category>charged</category><category>guard</category><category>odd-news</category><category>crime</category><category>alligator</category><category>illegal</category><category>property</category><category>suspects</category><category>caught</category><category>shot</category><category>men</category><category>pond</category><category>detectives</category><category>luring</category><category>fled</category><category>motive</category><category>confessed</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 02:01:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04678743EC4E-9DDD-E411-25C4-8995F00CBF2E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="110" width="130" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04678743EC4E-9DDD-E411-25C4-8995F00CBF2E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="102" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Alligator Found Tied Up to Front Porch of Home </title>
<description><![CDATA[Tampa, Florida -- An alligator caused some commotion in New Tampa Wednesday morning, after it was found tied to the front porch of a home.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/23/11829374-alligator-found-tied-up-to-front-porch-of-home</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/23/11829374-alligator-found-tied-up-to-front-porch-of-home</guid><category>home</category><category>investigation</category><category>gator</category><category>removed</category><category>front</category><category>found</category><category>odd-news</category><category>alligator</category><category>porch</category><category>tied</category><category>authorities</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:00:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04675D85B25F-757C-1F26-129E-DF9341AD742C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04675D85B25F-757C-1F26-129E-DF9341AD742C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Mutilated Gator Found by Woman Walking Near Pond</title>
<description><![CDATA[Largo -- 
         A gator carcass was found with its throat slit, jaws taped shut and tail cut off, according to Largo Police.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[maddad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[maddad]]></source><link>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/07/11587605-mutilated-gator-found-by-woman-walking-near-pond</link><guid>http://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/07/11587605-mutilated-gator-found-by-woman-walking-near-pond</guid><category>police</category><category>woman</category><category>found</category><category>odd-news</category><category>crime</category><category>alligator</category><category>pond</category><category>cut-off</category><category>retention</category><category>tail</category><category>mutilated</category><category>no-suspects</category><category>throat-slit</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 02:43:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04672EC56F40-1E05-C920-59F9-BFE7C1EA06DE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=maddad04672EC56F40-1E05-C920-59F9-BFE7C1EA06DE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>