"The more I looked at it, the more I thought it was actually probably a 5-foot gator," he told WINK. "I know people are not going to believe it, but I 100 percent believe it was a gator!"
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials agreed with Saracino's assessment, saying that it could very well be an alligator "because of the position the animal is resting in and the size of the body in relation to the head," the WINK story added.
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WINK News viewer Ronald Saracino was shocked to find a gator up in a tree off Viscaya Parkway and 9th Lane in Cape...
Posted by WINK News on Wednesday, July 6, 2016
"They are more agile than people give them credit for," Amy Sera, an educator at the Calusa Nature Center in Fort Myers, told WINK. "I've seen picture of crocodiles doing that behavior. It gives them a little bit better view of their territory. Cold-blooded animals get their energy from the sun and the warmth. So, they are more active in the summer."
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