Reward increases to $6,500 for information on alligator found with eyes, mouth taped shut Animal Legal Defense offers $5,000 Tags: SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – The Animal Legal Defense has joined Gatorland offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or people who duct taped an alligator’s mouth and eyes shut in Seminole County. The incident happened last month when Barbara and Jack Thornton found the bound gator near the Wekiwa River in Seminole County. They called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the neighborhood also offered up a $500 reward for information. Gatorland is also offering a $1,000 reward. Now, the Animal Legal Defense Fund has added $5,000 to the reward money.