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Florida coach Jon Sumrall's photoshoot with a 7-foot alligator includes some tense moments
Sumrall faced a live 7-foot alligator named Helena during a Florida promotional shoot after expecting a small gator, with tense moments as it hissed and snapped.
- Florida coach Jon Sumrall posed with Helena, a 7-foot alligator from a nearby gator farm, last week in Gainesville, Fla., after the animal hissed and snapped during the shoot.
- The shoot was intended for promotional pictures, and organizers had expected a 1-foot baby alligator, but a larger animal was brought, Sumrall said.
- During the shoot the animal moved in and out of frames while Sumrall said he stepped about 4 or 5 feet away when the alligator hissed and snapped, prompting him to backpedal.
- Photos were completed after Helena simmered down, and Sumrall said he gained a new appreciation for the gator chomp during the photoshoot.
- The episode coincided with spring practice, with Sumrall joking about looking like Chubbs from Happy Gilmore and COVID distancing, while observers noted the alligator 'was far from trained'.
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Florida coach Jon Sumrall's photoshoot with a 7-foot alligator includes some tense moments
Florida coach Jon Sumrall has a new appreciation for the gator chomp. Sumrall got hissed at and snapped at while posing for promotional pictures with a live alligator last week.
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