Gator Update (Belly-Rubbing Edition)

Thanks to Jeff Meyerson for the link.

Alligator antics liven up chamber luncheon: "Inquiring minds at the West Chester Chamber Alliance luncheon Jan. 8 needed to know.

If you rub an alligator's belly, will it fall asleep?

Apparently not.

As Thane Maynard, executive director of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, flipped Cruncher, a two-foot alligator onto his back for a demonstration, the reptile shot an arc of urine into the air, hitting one of the guests."