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CHANCE THE SNAPPER


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Chicago police investigate claims of a second alligator

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A four-foot alligator was captured in the Humboldt Park lagoon on July 16, a week after it was first spotted in the water. (Chicago Park District via WBBM)(CNN) - One alligator in a Chicago pond is crazy enough. Chicago police are investigating after two men claim they found another gator in Humboldt Park Lagoon -- the second in less than two weeks -- and then gave conflicting statements about it. Police said they contacted Frank Robb, the alligator expert from Florida who caught Chance, who told them he thought Saturday's alligator was a "juvenile and could not have been in the lagoon for any period of time." Robb also told police that his investigation found only the one alligator, Chance.

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'Chance the Snapper' gets A+ during examination

Read full article: 'Chance the Snapper' gets A+ during examination

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. - Chance the Snapper, the elusive alligator that surfaced in Chicago a week ago, received a full health check-up at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park on Thursday. Veterinarians from the University of Florida examined the alligator and said "he didnt mind at all, being surrounded by all the ladies." They also added that on Friday he was very alert and moving around after having blood drawn, a great sign after an exam. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

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Meet the alligator trapper who captured Chance the Snapper

Read full article: Meet the alligator trapper who captured Chance the Snapper

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - This is a gator tale: the story about an alligator that wound up in an Illinois lake and had to be trapped. Robb was called in to capture Chance the Snapper, the now-famous alligator that eluded Chicago authorities for a week. Even for Robb, who has more than two decades' experience trapping reptiles, capturing the alligator that takes its name from Chance the Rapper was a big ask. A couple of days later, it was back to Northeast Florida where Chance found his new home at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and a pretty cozy life there. Robb acknowledged that the gator's fate is far better than what most captured reptiles would receive.

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