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    1. The skinny: Alligator raises eyebrows on Calif. roadway

      06/07/13 Bizarre News Times Wires

      Unexpected pit stop

      Alligator raises eyebrows along calif. roadway

      An alligator stretches across a Los Angeles County deputy’s car on Thursday in Lancaster, Calif. Part of the “Zoo to You” program in Paso Robles that introduces kids to animals, the alligator was being held by two women near a van after it urinated inside the van. They had to stop to clean the van. “It’s a long way back to Paso Robles with the smell of alligator urine,” said Deputy Michael Rust.

    2. Temple Terrace residents protest proposed bat tower

      06/06/13 Local Government By Philip Morgan, Times Staff Writer

      TEMPLE TERRACE — When the founders of this town laid out streets and established a golf course, they also added a quirky feature: a bat tower designed by the celebrated bat tower designer of the time, Dr. Charles Campbell.

      Portions of what was left of the bat house lay submerged along the bug-infested banks of the Hillsborough River in 2009.

    3. Hogfish was one that got away during Pier Aquarium move

      06/05/13 Bizarre News By Katherine Snow Smith, Times Staff Writer

      So it wasn't quite like that scene from Finding Nemo where the escapee tropical fish are whooshed down the drain.

      The Pier Aquarium’s Butch Ringlespaugh moves a coral cat shark into a tank on Wednesday.

    4. Llama busts loose in Tallahassee, subdued with taser

      06/02/13 Bizarre News Associated Press

      TALLAHASSEE — When Scooter the llama busted out of his penned-in yard in Tallahassee, it took six county sheriff's deputies and an electric weapon to get him back in again.

      Leon County Sheriff’s deputies used an electric weapon to subdue Scooter, a 7-year-old llama, that was loose Saturday.

    5. The skinny: Elephants escape circus, ram Swedish home

      05/28/13 Bizarre News Times wires

      Herd around house

      Elephants escape circus And ram home

    6. The skinny: Boozy invaders hit the beach in Hamptons

      05/27/13 Bizarre News Times wires

      Snooki alert

      Boozy invaders hit the beach in Hamptons

    7. Man who killed longest Florida python gets its snakeskin

      05/25/13 Bizarre News Associated Press

      PALMETTO BAY — The South Florida man who caught and killed the longest Burmese python ever found in Florida gets to keep the snakeskin.

      Jason Leon says the 18-foot python he killed has a beautiful pattern and colors.

    8. Davie puts unwanted bridge up for sale

      05/25/13 Bizarre News Associated Press

      DAVIE — For sale in South Florida: a brand-new but unwanted bridge that has never been crossed.

    9. Record-setting python killed by knife-wielding Miami man

      05/20/13 Bizarre News Times staff

      Say you're riding along late at night in rural southeast Miami-Dade County and you see a big python coming out of the brush.

      Photo courtesy of Jason Leon, left, and Associated Press/University of Florida

Jason Leon, left, gathers up a massive Burmese python he killed while riding late at night in a rural area of southeast Miami-Dade County. The snake turned out to be 18 feet, 8 inches, the longest Burmese python ever captured in the wild in Florida. At right, unidentified staff from the University of Florida pose next to the creature, which university scientists found was 128 pounds and female, not carrying eggs at the time.

    10. The skinny: Colo. firefighters use ladder truck to rescue bear

      05/20/13 Bizarre News Times wires

      Bruin force

      Firefighters use ladder truck for bear rescue