SAN PEDRO HUAMELULA, Mexico
In age-old ritual, Mexican mayor weds alligator to secure abundance
A woman touches a seven-year-old alligator dressed as bride for a traditional ritual marriage, likely dates back centuries to pre-Hispanic times, between the San Pedro Huamelula Mayor Victor Hugo Sosa and the reptile that depicts a princess, as a prayer to plead for nature's bounty, in San Pedro Huamelula, in Oaxaca state, Mexico June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Jose de Jesus Cortes