UF veterinarians remove zipliner’s shoe from stomach of St. Augustine Farm crocodile
10.5-foot, 341-pound reptile bit off more than she could chew
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Dr. Garrett Fraess attempts to remove a shoe by accessing it via the crocodile s esophagus. (University of Florida)
It’s not hard to find an alligator on the University of Florida campus, but it’s not every day you see a crocodile there.
Earlier this month, a 10.5-foot Nile crocodile from the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park stopped by the UF Veterinary Hospitals to have a shoe removed from her stomach.
The crocodile, named Anuket, swallowed the sneaker in December when it fell off a zipliner at the Alligator Farm and into the reptile’s habitat. The 341-pound crocodile was seen eating the shoe and regurgitating it before gobbling it back up.