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A fair number of Florida residents, to be fair, but one in particular recently caused a small ruckus at a Naval airstrip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An American crocodile parked herself on a runway at Naval Air Station Key West and spent a day with the Hornets on March 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis airfield resident was soaking up some sun on one of our runways recently and didn\u2019t want to budge,\u201d NAS Key West\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=365729648927683&#038;set=pb.100064719519147.-2207520000..&#038;type=3\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook posted<\/a> about the crocodile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crikey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the croc wasn\u2019t bothering anyone, she also had no interest in moving from the prime piece of sun-tan real estate. 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