A large section of Chicago's Humboldt Park has been closed off since Sunday night, while animal experts looked for the gator.
A rogue alligator making itself at home in Chicago's Humboldt Park has finally been caught."Chance the Snapper" was captured in the park's lagoon today at about 1:30pm..
"Everybody's got different blessings. This is my blessing. This is what I've spent every day of my life doing for the past 24 years," said Robb. Robb, of Crocodilian Specialist Services in Cocoa, Florida, appeared at a press conference Tuesday afternoon with Kelley Gandurski, executive director of Chicago Animal Care and Control.A large section of Humboldt Park had been closed off since Sunday night—not out of safety, but to calm Chance down. "We needed quiet," Robb said."We needed the place shut down for the animal so he could relax.
Chance the Snapper poses with alligator expert Frank Robb and Mike Kelly, Chicago Park Superintendent.Calling Chance a"beautiful, beautiful alligator," Gandurski praised Chicagoans, who embraced the reptile as one of their own."This is the city of big shoulders, but it's also the city of big hearts, and especially big hearts for animals."
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