Alligator wanders into Florida middle school - CNN.com: "Alligator wanders into Florida middle schoolBy Ashley Hayes, CNNJune 7, 2010 1:28 p.m. EDT
An alligator finds a spot in front of the cafeteria Monday at Stuart Middle School in suburban Tampa, Florida.STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Alligator was trapped inside school by wildlife experts
Stuart Middle School is near the Hillsborough River
It's currently gator mating season
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(CNN) -- Looking for love, or perhaps just for some cafeteria food or spelling lessons, an alligator was found Monday inside a middle school in suburban Tampa, Florida.
Tampa police were notified around 7 a.m. that the gator had set itself down in a prime spot, 'in front of the cafeteria in Stuart Middle School,' the department said in a written statement.
Although school does not let out for another week, no children were inside the school when the reptile was discovered, said Hillsborough County School District spokesman Steve Hegarty.
The school is near the Hillsborough River, so it's not too far-fetched to think an alligator might make its way inside, Hegarty said. Still, he doesn't recall any similar incidents.
'The gator was contained in one of the hallways,' police said. Trappers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission caught the creature. No one was injured.
It's currently alligator mating season. According to the conservation commission's website, alligator 'courtship' begins in early April, with mating occurring in May or June."
Hey 5Aer's,
Can you imagine an alligator wandering into Crossroads? When it says looking for love, or perhaps just some cafeteria food, I thought or some student food. It is pretty funny that it just sat down in front of the cafeteria. Maybe it was just hungry. It is good no children were in the building. I would have hated to be the first to arrive at school that day.
An alligator finds a spot in front of the cafeteria Monday at Stuart Middle School in suburban Tampa, Florida.STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Alligator was trapped inside school by wildlife experts
Stuart Middle School is near the Hillsborough River
It's currently gator mating season
RELATED TOPICS
Wildlife
Reptiles and Amphibians
Florida
(CNN) -- Looking for love, or perhaps just for some cafeteria food or spelling lessons, an alligator was found Monday inside a middle school in suburban Tampa, Florida.
Tampa police were notified around 7 a.m. that the gator had set itself down in a prime spot, 'in front of the cafeteria in Stuart Middle School,' the department said in a written statement.
Although school does not let out for another week, no children were inside the school when the reptile was discovered, said Hillsborough County School District spokesman Steve Hegarty.
The school is near the Hillsborough River, so it's not too far-fetched to think an alligator might make its way inside, Hegarty said. Still, he doesn't recall any similar incidents.
'The gator was contained in one of the hallways,' police said. Trappers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission caught the creature. No one was injured.
It's currently alligator mating season. According to the conservation commission's website, alligator 'courtship' begins in early April, with mating occurring in May or June."
Hey 5Aer's,
Can you imagine an alligator wandering into Crossroads? When it says looking for love, or perhaps just some cafeteria food, I thought or some student food. It is pretty funny that it just sat down in front of the cafeteria. Maybe it was just hungry. It is good no children were in the building. I would have hated to be the first to arrive at school that day.
This is my first nonfiction piece that I read and blogged about. I want to keep track of these too. For my books, I will add a picture of a book. Any ideas on what I should use as an icon for my nonfiction. This time I will use the alligator in the school. Suggest a nonfiction icon.
Watch out for the 'gators,
Mr. Sniff aka Mrs. Niff
Watch out for the 'gators,
Mr. Sniff aka Mrs. Niff
I can't imagine an alligator, but I have heard of deer entering a school. In fact, a few years back when they were working on expanding I-235 and building new bridges across on 50th and 35th, a deer went crashing through a window at Valley. Poor deer, probably didn't like the construction workers and equipment messing up its habitat!
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