An orange alligator photographed in South Florida is raising questions about its bizarre pigment.

Sylvia Mythen snapped the photo of the gator sunning beside a neighborhood canal in Venice.

The picture ran on TV after she shot it last month, and caused a quite a buzz.

Experts with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have scrutinized the photo and say the color is not genetic.

They believe the gator was somehow covered in paint or an orange substance. Just FYI to the game wardens: orange is the school color of fierce rivals UF 'Gators and the UT Vols.

Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, http:// www.herald-trib.com

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