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TV Personality Wrestles With Alligator On Air

A TV personality in Boston suddenly went from mild-mannered alligator holder to alligator wrestler.

Steve Burton was holding the alligator during a segment he was hosting on CBS-owned WBZ-TV when the alligator suddenly began flailing around.

Wildlife official: "Hold him tight."

Burton: "I am! I am! I am!"

Burton was able to pass the alligator off to a nearby wildlife official. No one was injured in the incident.

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