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Rick Fingeret never saw the alligator coming. Not until it was too late. Here's his story of survival and the neighbors who saved his life.

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Crocodiles are native to South Florida, where the numbers of the once-endangered animal have slowly increased, according to the National Park Service. So, while the worldwide population of crocodiles ...