Five years had passed while a 10-foot-long, 500-pound alligator had been stalking a Florida family. The alligator attack resulted in the death of the animal.
On September 6, a friend who had just received his state alligator hunting license managed to kill the enormous reptile.
When the alligator started showing up at Craig and Chrissy Masse's home on Cornelius Boulevard in Port Charlotte, they gave it the name Albert. However, one time while Chrissy was working in the backyard, it lunged at her.
Chrissy was reportedly mowing the lawn when the gator charged straight at her, according to Craig Masse.
Chrissy claimed that while she was mowing in preparation for turning around, he suddenly appeared.
Florida Alligators
Alligators can be found in all 67 counties of Florida, as well as All 67 of Florida's counties have alligators, and there are also some in Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, and the Carolinas. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission calculates that there are roughly 1.3 million alligators in the state, with the largest males having a maximum height of 14 feet.
Because more people are residing in the state, many of whom own waterfront homes like the Masse family, alligator-human encounters are reportedly occurring more frequently.
According to the FWC, serious injuries brought on by the reptiles are uncommon in Florida. According to this statistic, the likelihood of an unprovoked alligator attack is one in 3.1 million. There was 442 unprompted bite reported cases in Florida between 1948 and 2021; 26 of those were fatal.
Alligators are large and strong, though, so attacks can cause amputations or other grave injuries.
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Albert
Chrissy claimed that they frequently encounter the "very aggressive alligator." Chrissy has two Labradors, which she treated like her children.
On September 6, the Masses decided to act and called their buddy Ron Ollerenshaw for assistance after Albert found his way into the water close to their backyard.
Craig said that The alligator is there, and Crissy yelled out to call Ollerenshaw. Craig got ready. The two friends Chop and Ollerenshaw entered and the three of them captured him.
They used fishing lines to capture the alligator and try to secure it.
Ollerenshaw used arrows with cords on them to shoot the alligator a few times.
They had to use an excavator to lift the massive animal from the water and then into the back of a truck. Afterward, Albert passed away.
Chrissy was relieved that Albert had finally left because she wanted him to. Craig expressed his gratitude for Ollerenshaw getting his license.
Due to their resemblance to the American crocodile, alligators are federally protected as a threatened species.
Individuals can, however, apply for a state-wide alligator hunt permit, which enables them to kill alligators legally throughout the majority of Florida.
Albert's 40-pound head will be kept by Ollerenshaw as a memento, Newsweek reports.
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