Dec 18, 2008 8:36 am US/Eastern
Giant Crocodile Which Ate 3 Dogs Relocated, Again
CORAL GABLES (CBS4) ―
A huge American crocodile, suspected of eating three dogs in a Coral Gables neighborhood, has been caught and relocated for the second time.
Last year, Gables-by-the-Sea residents had wildlife trappers remove the 11-foot croc out of a neighborhood canal after it ate three neighborhood pets.
Despite being relocated, the giant crocodile came back. So did trappers who relocated the animal a second time on Wednesday. Believe it or not, some neighbors actually enjoyed having the 11-foot long croc in their canal but understand that safety comes first.
"This is their habitat and they belong here but at the same time people have to be careful. There are a lot of kids and a lot of dogs and I hate to see something happen that would cost somebody's life," said neighbor Fred Santiago.
Neighbors hope the endangered croc will stay in its new area for good but experts don't think that's going to happen. If the federally protected reptile journeys back to the canals of Gables-by-the-Sea, the critter will be removed from the wild and given to a zoo or licensed private owner.
And even though the 11-foot croc is gone for now, there's a 5-foot crocodile that remains in the canal.
Neighbors say they don't want trappers to move this one until it's bigger. "I'm very happy they took the big one, he was a danger to some of the citizens here, but the smaller one, the five-footer, he's of no danger to anybody," said Santiago.
There's no word yet on whether trappers plan to move the second, smaller crocodile.
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