Why did the the alligator cross the road?

So he could be featured in a post at The Florida Masochist of course! An alligator induced traffic jam. Courtesy of the Palm Beach Post-

An alligator stopped rush-hour traffic on Florida's Turnpike this morning to cross the road.

The Florida Highway Patrol closed off the northbound PGA Blvd exit 109 ramp at about 8:30 a.m. for several minutes during the alligator crossing.

FHP Trooper D.A. Sims got out of his patrol car and flagged down approaching vehicles, signaling them to stop, until the alligator crossed the exit ramp lane.

The animal eventually walked off into a canal area that stretches along the highway shoulder.

It was not injured in the crossing.

Too bad the story didn't come with photos. Life in Florida, you got to love it.

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Cross posted to Bullwinkle Blog