ISLAMORADA, Fla.—A crocodile apparently decided a morning dip in a Florida Keys swimming pool was just the thing.
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Becky Herrin says an Islamorada homeowner called about 7:30 a.m. Thursday to report the croc in his pool. A photo provided by the sheriff’s office shows the large reptile floating languidly in the shallow end of the pool. Herrin said the animal was about 8 feet long.
Herrin says deputies and officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission safely removed the animal and returned it to its native habitat.
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The American crocodile is designated as a federal threatened species. It lives mainly in brackish waters of South Florida and the Keys.
Islamorada is 77 miles north of Key West.
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