GATOR IN A BOXMILWAUKIE, Wisconsin -- A postal worker found a 4-foot alligator chewing its way out of a shipping carton.Joanne Blackburn, a Postal Service spokeswoman, said employees were sorting mail when they noticed a partially-opened package. Workers tried to tape the box closed, but the alligator bit it open. "The nose ... was sticking out with its teeth hanging out," said postal employee Jennifer Hejdak. She said a co-worker picked it up by its tail and threw it in a hamper. The alligator was taken to a shelter then shipped to a northern Illinois sanctuary, said Len Selkurt, executive director of the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control. |