USA Today reports:
A Florida man is accused of enticing an alligator to bite his arm and pouring beer into its mouth after his friend caught the reptile. Timothy Kepke, 27, of Hobe Sound and Noah Osborne, 22, of Stuart were arrested Oct. 3. Each was charged with unlawfully taking an alligator, a felony.
According to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report, a complaint was recieved in August about Kepke holding an alligator. A video apparently showed Kepke trying to get the alligator to bite his arm and giving beer to the reptile, after which, the alligator reacted aggressively.
DON’T DO THIS | A Florida man is accused of pouring beer into an alligator’s mouth after he tried to entice the animal to bite him, according to a report. https://t.co/afgHvHHIIW
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A video apparently showed the man trying to get the alligator to bite his arm and giving beer to the reptile, after which, the alligator reacted aggressively.
https://t.co/qiwdyCgMoE— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 9, 2019