Alligator Foot Found In Driver's Dashboard
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Imagine the surprise of some officers in Florida, when they found an alligator foot in a driver's dashboard.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission posted this photo on their Facebook page about the bust.
The reported that officers Luis Merizio and Casey Schroer stopped a truck to check for their day-use pass in a Wildlife Management Area when they noticed something unusual.
The officers say they found alligator parts scattered through the cab of the truck.
The driver, who has not been identified, told Merizio and Schroer that he had hunted the alligator a few years back, but officers say it smelled like the alligator had been killed recently.
The man eventually admitted that he had killed the alligator without a permit just a few days prior.
He was cited for violation.
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Alligator hunting is legal and requites a permit to hunt August 15th to Nov. 1.
