...an alligator.

And yet just a couple of weeks ago my dad looked out the window of their living room to see a seven foot long alligator swimming across the lake.  Fearing for the safety of everyone that steps foot on his property he got his gun, took perfect aim, and...um...sedated it to the point that it will never move again.

If that wasn’t good enough, he even let me take my picture with it as if I’d done something.  So below is the picture of my dad, his dog, and his new “pet” alligator.  We call him “Bitey.”