Don and Jan Schultz woke up to the growls of their Australian cattle dog, Panda, and soon found a 5-foot alligator just outside their bedroom.
After grabbing his Glock .40-caliber pistol from the nightstand, Don jumped out of bed to confront the intruder, closing the bedroom door and leaving Jan and Panda behind. Advancing down the hall, he noticed what he thought was a dog toy on the white rug. But as his eyes adjusted to the darkness, the object’s outline came into focus.“I jumped back,” Don, 62, told The Washington Post.The Schultzes are new to gator country, having moved from Yuma, Ariz., to New Iberia in February.
Don hollered to Jan, reporting the news. Knowing her husband was a practical joker, she didn’t believe him until he came back to the room with photographic proof. Don got dressed and called the sheriff’s office. The dispatcher was also skeptical when he told her his problem. Gators in the yard, on the porch — sure. But this was something she hadn’t heard of.Five minutes later, three deputies arrived, presenting a new problem. The gator was blocking Don from answering the door.
Jan imagined a situation in which Panda hadn’t alerted them to the alligator or had done so after the alligator had infiltrated the bedroom. Calamity. Screaming. Don probably would have shot the gator.
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