An alligator that lived in the backyard of a Texas home for more than 20 years has been rescued and relocated, officials say.
“Alligators don’t make good pets, y’all,” Texas Game Wardens posted on Facebook with the rescue video.
The nearly 8-foot-long alligator had been living illegally in someone’s backyard for many years and was relocated to Animal World and the Snake Farm Zoo, which provided more history about the reptile.
“Apparently they were a volunteer here at Animal World & Snake Farm decades ago, and apparently they stole this alligator – or egg or baby alligator at the time – put it in their pocket and took off,” a zoo. the spokesperson said in a subsequent Facebook video.
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The person responsible for taking the alligator has only been identified as a woman, and the alligator was found about 50 kilometers from the zoo.
The alligator was introduced to the rest of the gang at the zoo and will spend the rest of its life there, the spokesperson said.
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Texas law allows people to own alligators if the animals are farmed, bred or used for zoological purposes, KSAT-TV reported.
The woman who kept the alligator didn’t seem to have the proper permit to have it. Although healthy and well cared for, the alligator outgrew the woman’s space.
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The woman will reportedly face up to $1,000 in fines and fees for illegally possessing the alligator. Any charges of egg theft or breeding decades ago are statute barred.