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Moments of Regret: Teaching An Alligator to Smile

by steve casimiro on November 12, 2012 · 0 comments

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Dear Cletus: Your persistence is admirable, your enthusiasm palpable, your optimism inspirational. However, after your many years of working with reptiles, it seems that you would have learned that Alligators. Don’t. Smile.

Don’t worry, they can reattach almost anything these days.

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