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Alligator caught in pond near Maiden-NC

tigers9 Jul 05, 2007 12:48 AM

Another NC suspicious gator dumping before next week hearing, don’t AR realize they r getting too obvious with these scams tactics of staging dumped exotics???

I hope they at least put a red/white/blue bandana on that poor gator.

Zuzana Kukol
www.rexano.org

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Alligator caught in pond near Maiden

Associated Press - July 4, 2007 8:45 PM ET

MAIDEN, N.C. (AP) - Three children fishing at a pond nearly caught something more than they expected on Independence Day -- a 31-inch alligator.

Two rescue squad workers caught the animal with a piece of bologna attached to a string and thrown into the water. The Hickory Daily Record reported that they then taped the alligator's jaw shut so it could be moved safely.

An officer with the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission is scheduled to pick up the animal Thursday.

The three friends fishing there first saw two eyes peeking out of the water before realizing it was an alligator and telling nearby adults to call police.

Replies (3)

EricWI Jul 05, 2007 06:42 AM

My suspicions are ever growing too, Z.

Eric

Herpo Jul 05, 2007 02:19 PM

I don't know where Maiden is, but i have seen sizeable gators in NC.
Why do you suspect it is a plant?

PHWyvern Jul 06, 2007 07:38 PM

>>I don't know where Maiden is, but i have seen sizeable gators in NC.
>>Why do you suspect it is a plant?

Probably because Maiden, NC is farther inland than where gators would normally be expected to be found in the wild. ...a little north of Charlotte.
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