Gator egg hunters John Snook, left, and Chris Rivers, from Lakeport, Florida near Lake Okeechobee, head back out across Lake Miccosukee as they collect some of the 562 alligator eggs Thursday July 19, 2007. Last year the private alligator farmers collected 18,000 fertile alligator eggs from Lake Okeechobee alone and over 45,000 statewide. This year, because of the drought, Lake Okeechobee yielded no eggs for the central and south Florida alligator farmers. (Mark...
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Gator egg hunters John Snook, left, and Chris Rivers, from Lakeport, Florida near Lake Okeechobee, head back out across Lake Miccosukee as they collect some of the 562 alligator eggs Thursday July 19, 2007. Last year the private alligator farmers collected 18,000 fertile alligator eggs from Lake Okeechobee alone and over 45,000 statewide. This year, because of the drought, Lake Okeechobee yielded no eggs for the central and south Florida alligator farmers. (Mark Wallheiser/TallahasseeStock.com)
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