Alligator hunting wasn't too out of the ordinary for this Texas mayor. Besides, she had a score to settle.
Judy B. Cochran is a 73-year-old great-grandmother, and serves as mayor of Livingston, Texas in the southeast portion of the state.
She recently rose through the swaths of attention-worthy headlines after shooting a 12-foot, 580-pound alligator that she claims ate her mini horse three years ago.
How's that for revenge?
That voice in the video saying "Nana, you better hit him good," is Scott Hughes, Cochran's son-in-law, who posted the video to Facebook Monday.
"We think this is the gator that ate one of our miniature horses several years ago, as big as this gator was, he could've easily eaten it," she said. "Typically the gators don't bother us, but we've been looking for (this one)."
It's important to note that Cochran followed all requirements and isn't in the habit of killing for sport. Hers is one of only 12 Texas counties that allows gator hunting for a short season between September 10 and 30.
"There are a lot of requirements to kill a gator in Polk County," she said to news reporters. "You have to have a permit and tags from a wildlife biologist, and you have to catch it on a hook first. We don't just go to the ranch and hunt a gator."
Cochran says she'll make good use of the dead reptile, and plans to eat the meat, mount the head and ridgeback of the tail, and make several pairs of boots.
After winning her town's mayoral election in May, becoming a great-grandmother for the first time recently, and now claiming a trophy gator, it's fair to say we should all take her seriously when she says "Don't mess with Nana!"
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