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Chicago’s ‘Chance the Snapper’ arrives at his new home, the St. Augustine Alligator Farm

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The Chicago gator “Chance the Snapper” made it to his new home in Northeast Florida on Thursday.

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American alligator Chance, who was spotted last week in Chicago's Humboldt Park and caught over the weekend by Florida trapper Frank Robb, will now live at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park.

The Alligator Farm went live on Facebook to celebrate Chance's arrival and said he will be quarantined for a period of time in his own pool, as his health history is not certain.

Chance the Snapper, the alligator from Humboldt Park in Chicago is being welcomed to his new home at the St.Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. #zooforyou

Posted by St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park on Thursday, July 18, 2019

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