8-Foot Alligator Invades Woman's Kitchen

An eight-foot alligator walked through the living room, down a hall and into the kitchen of a 69-year-old woman before she realized the reptile was in her house and called authorities.Sandra Frosit, who lives east of Tampa, said she heard a noise coming from the kitchen at about 10:30 p.m. Monday night.Frosti said the gator must have pushed through the back porch screen door and gone inside through an open sliding glass door.A trapper with Animal Capture of Florida removed the alligator, which had been cut when a plate was knocked to the ground. Frost was not injured.