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NewsDecember 27, 2016

LAKELAND, Fla. -- A woman is being allowed to keep her 6-foot-long pet alligator at home after a fight with state wildlife officials over the growing size of the reptile. A spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the agency had reached an agreement with Mary Thorn, allowing her to keep her 125-pound reptile, Rambo. Wildlife officials say alligators more than 6 feet must have 2.5 acres of land. Rambo has been with Thorn more than 11 years and wears clothes...

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LAKELAND, Fla. -- A woman is being allowed to keep her 6-foot-long pet alligator at home after a fight with state wildlife officials over the growing size of the reptile. A spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the agency had reached an agreement with Mary Thorn, allowing her to keep her 125-pound reptile, Rambo. Wildlife officials say alligators more than 6 feet must have 2.5 acres of land. Rambo has been with Thorn more than 11 years and wears clothes.

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