Story out of Lakeland, Florida:
Rambo may be green and scaly, but he's not like other alligators.
The 125-pound reptile wears clothes, can ride on the back of a motorcycle and has his own bedroom.
“Everyone will tell you that I treat that animal like a baby,” owner Mary Thorn said. “He doesn’t do anything a normal gator does.”
Thorn says he's practically a celebrity in the Lakeland area where they live but now she's struggling to keep ownership of her beloved pet, despite having him for 11 years with a license.
At 15 years old, Rambo recently reached six feet long, which means he's now required by law to have 2.5 acres of land available to him, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife.
Thorn says even if she had the extra land, Rambo wouldn't be able to use it because he has a sensitivity to sunlight. When she received Rambo he was four years old and up to that point had been kept in a dark closet cramped in a tank with several other gators.
Thorn said she's in a tough spot. She's had trouble finding someone with the proper license to take Rambo. She's had an offer from a reptile encounter attraction in Tampa, but because he's so docile and has trouble in the sun she's worried about what could happen to him. Cont.
Story from - Orlando Sentinel
Image from - YouTube
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