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A beautiful Sunday at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge turned sour when an alligator was caught on video swallowing what appears to be a large plastic item with a rope attached. The alligator ambles up a rocky beach at the refuge, then turns toward the litter. After swallowing the debris, the alligator begins walking away but keeps stepping on a rope now trailing from its mouth.