LAKELAND, Fla. — A Florida woman is being allowed to keep her 6-foot-long pet alligator at home following a fight with state wildlife officials over the growing size of the reptile.

A spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Thursday that the agency had reached an agreement with Mary Thorn, allowing her to keep her 125-pound reptile named Rambo at home. Officials say alligators that measure more than 6 feet must have 2.5 acres.

The alligator has been with Thorn for more than 11 years and wears clothes.