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OMG... "thought it was a possum"?? NEWS

bps516 Jun 29, 2007 09:23 AM

from WSOC Charlotte News...

Gator Found In East Charlotte

POSTED: 11:13 pm EDT June 28, 2007
UPDATED: 11:27 pm EDT June 28, 2007

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Residents at an assisted living center in East Charlotte were surprised by an unexpected visitor.

Wednesday, animal control officers caught a 2-foot long baby alligator near the Willow Ridge Senior Center on Milton Road. They first got calls about the gator earlier this month.

Benny White and Robert Pickett were walking to the store, Wednesday, when the gator surprised them.

White said, "I thought it was a possum. He told me what it was."

Pickett added, "Yeah, he was about two feet long. When we saw it, it scared me at first because I said, 'Man that's an alligator.'"

Animal control officers believe someone was raising the gator as a pet when it somehow escaped. The gator will be turned over to the North Carolina Wildlife, which will decide what happens to it.

link - http://www.wsoctv.com/news/13592262/detail.html
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Bryan, Atlanta GA

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Replies (3)

ginebig Jun 30, 2007 08:18 AM

Bryan, somebody musta been hittin' the 'shine. I ain't never seen a gator that looked ANYTHING like a possum.

Quig
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Don't interupt me when I'm talkin' to myself

PHEve Jun 30, 2007 09:14 AM

Hey Quig, they grow em up different these days, them gators are wearing disquises , LMAO

Crazy story! Funny!
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PHEve / Eve

ginebig Jun 30, 2007 11:53 PM

Eve, I don't think you could get a gator to wear a fur coat THAT ugly.

Quig
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Don't interupt me when I'm talkin' to myself

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