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Seminole Tribal member and skilled alligator wrestler Thomas Storm pulls a 7 foot-long, 185 pound alligator from a holding pond at Billie Swamp Safari
to show the crowd. At one point in the show, Storm held the gator's jaws open to show off it's rows of teeth the jaws slammed shut and
surprised-looking Storm said "anything can and will go wrong. If you see blood, it's not part of the show." Storm put the gator throuqh a series
of moves that concluded with him placing the animal's jaws between his neck and chin to applause of the crowd.
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Billie Swamp Safari
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The entrance sign to the swamp safari, where the 16th Annual
Native American Journalist Association (NAJA) Conference Opening
Ceremony took place. Yearly, NAJA brings together Tribal and
mainstream media newspapers, radio, TV and the World Web Web
to educate all on news and issues pertaining to Indian Country.
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The Seminole Tribe's Veterans Color Guard helped kick-off the
conference's opening events.
This female hawk is one of the many animals at the Tribe's reserve
on display to visitors.
Smoke Signals staff members
Kim Mueller holds a three-year old
alligator, while Justin Phillips takes
the "danger sign" seriously
and Brent Merrill plays it safe
behind the camera!
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