POLK COUNTY, Fla. – This alligator has the right idea.
Polk County deputies spotted the baby gator behind an ice machine outside a Circle K.
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“Even the gators can’t handle this Florida heat!” the sheriff’s office tweeted on Wednesday.
Central Florida has been seeing highs surge into the mid-to-upper 90s this week, with the heat index above 100.
Tuesday was the hottest day so far this year, and Wednesday will be hotter. Orlando had a high temperature of 95 on Tuesday.
The gator was relocated to a lake, where it can hopefully stay cool!
Even the gators can't handle this Florida heat! On this #WildlifeWednesday, a baby gator was caught cooling off behind the ice machine of a Circle K Store. @PolkCoSheriff Deputies Coggins, Craig, and Turner arrived to lure him out and relocated him to one of Polk’s 550 lakes.🐊🧊 pic.twitter.com/8P7eB6icGT
— Florida Sheriffs Association (@FLSheriffs) June 14, 2023
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