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Gator Bites Off Man's Hand —and Man Gets Charged

Wallace Weatherholt was illegally feeding the creature

By the Associated Press

Posted Jul 30, 2012 9:01 AM CDT

(AP) – He's either a candidate for a Darwin award or the most pitiable man in Florida right now. Wallace Weatherholt's hand was bitten off by a 9-foot alligator on June 12 ... and on Friday the airboat captain got slapped with charges related to the... Read full story »

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Gator Bites Off Man's Hand —and Man Gets Charged

Wallace Weatherholt was illegally feeding the creature

Florida • alligator • strange stuff • weird crimes

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