When firefighters doused the flames, deputies realized a Leucistic alligator known as Snowball, who was housed there with dozens of other reptiles, was missing.
The state Fire Marshal’s Office believes the building was burglarized first and then set on fire after Snowball was stolen, deputies said.
There were 43 other alligators and crocodiles in the building at the time. Deputies said they all died in the fire.
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