'Chance the Snapper' reunites with trapper Frank 'Alligator' Robb 1 year after historic capture

Tuesday, July 14, 2020
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (WLS) -- A pair of Chicago celebrities were reunited in Florida Tuesday.

"Chance the Snapper" and alligator trapper Frank Robb hung out at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park.
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Last summer, Robb came to Chicago after an alligator, named Chance by his fans, was spotted swimming in the Humboldt Park Lagoon.

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Two days after arriving, Robb caught Chance, but not before both earned mythical reputations.
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In the year since his swim in the lagoon, Chance has grown almost a foot and has moved into a bigger pool enclosure with more crocodilian friends, according to the park.
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