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'Frisky' gators on the prowl pose threat to pets, humans

Guy Landry, right, killed an 11-foot alligator that may have weighed as much as 600 pounds Tuesday in Patterson. A woman called in a complaint of alligators after three of her four cats were thought to be eaten by an alligator, Landry said. Photo by Billy Badeaux

Alligator mating season is in full swing, prompting active bayou cruising by the leviathans and, in the process, pose a threat to humans and their pets, says a Patterson man who helped catch an 8-footer and kill an 11-footer Tuesday.

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