Florida man offers alligators to swim at parties

 
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MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Forget about ponies, bounce houses and clowns.

For $175, a Florida businessman is spicing up kids' parties by bringing tiny alligators and letting them swim in clients' pools. Bob Barrett says the gator pool parties are totally safe — the reptiles' mouths are clamped shut with veterinary-grade tape.

photo -   Bob Barrett, owner of The Alligator Attraction poses with one of his alligators Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012 in Madeira Beach, Fla. Instead of bounce houses and ponies, some Florida parents are opting for more exciting activities at their kid's birthday parties: alligators. Barrett says the parties are totally safe, because the alligators mouths are taped shut. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Bob Barrett, owner of The Alligator Attraction poses with one of his alligators Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012 in Madeira Beach, Fla. Instead of bounce houses and ponies, some Florida parents are opting for more exciting activities at their kid's birthday parties: alligators. Barrett says the parties are totally safe, because the alligators mouths are taped shut. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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He says he gives the kids a safety lesson and a science talk about gators. Barrett runs a beachside alligator attraction where people can get their photos taken with the young reptiles; he started renting the gators to parties last summer when business was slow.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says Barrett has a license to exhibit the gators and adds that people should always use caution when they come into contact with wild animals.





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