SURPRISE VISITORWINTERHAVEN, Fla. -- An alligator sneaked through a pet flap and settled down on the floor of a couple's bedroom.When Felipe Barrera woke up in the morning, he thought the shape was their family dog. But when it started hissing he realized it was a three-foot alligator. His wife, Cindy, said, "That's just not one of those things you expect to find when you get up in the morning. It's just one of those one-in-a-million things." They believe the alligator got into their home through a pet flap in the kitchen door. The Barreras called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission who sent a trapper to the house. He caught the alligator with a noose and released it into the lake. |