While I’ve lived in Missouri for nearly 7 years now, I still think of East Texas as home to me. I occasionally pull up the local newspaper from my hometown to see what’s going on down that way. I did that this morning, and nearly spewed my coffee across my desk with laughter.
The lead story today? A 13-foot alligator was hit by a truck and lay dead on the side of the road. The article was complete with a photo of the gator carcass suspended in the air.
“Not your average road kill” – The Lufkin Daily News
Oh, and after they got the alligator loaded up, they had to head on out to get a wild pig carcass from a nearby state highway. Only in East Texas …
