No alligator belt, but thinner wallet
From Times Wire Reports
Police arrested a man in Tampa who picked up a dead alligator and tried to butcher it on his front lawn.
Benjamin Hodges, 35, said he found the dead gator floating in the Hillsborough River and took it home in a shopping cart because he wanted a new belt.
He was charged with killing or possessing an alligator, a felony punishable by up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine.
“I didn’t think there was anything illegal about skinning a dead gator,” he said.
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