The whole thing happened back in 2013, with the Florida native picking up the poor little creature after seeing just how much of a toll the unrelenting Florida heat had on it.
Helpless and Nearly Dead
Longo later recounted how helpless the little creature was and how it was already “half-dead” when the two first met. However, despite not knowing what exactly he saw, he made the decision to take it back with him to his home in St. Petersburg.