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WNWO (Toledo, Ohio) 15 August 05 Gators Living With South Toledo Family
Toledo, Ohio: Police in South Toledo made a surprising discovery Monday. A family and children living with an army of reptiles including two alligators.
Experts say the baby American Alligators had the potential to grow to between seven and 12 feet long.
Police came to the house after getting an anonymous complaint. The children's mother told crews the reptiles belonged to her husband. She didn't want them.
"She said okay, take them. Just remove them. It's out of her hair. She's happy," explained Otto Rectenwald, Toledo Police Department.
In addition to the alligators, crews took three lizards and two snakes, including a python and a boa constrictor. Experts on scene at the 700 Block of Brighton Ave argued whether the gators were a potential danger to the block.
"You have to put that into perspective. These are baby American alligators. Baby American alligators are not dangerous animals," said Any Odum, Toledo Zoo.
Wildlife Unlimited animal handler Tom Griesinger is taking care of the Alligators. He says they are a growing danger.
"The longer they get the more dangerous they are and obviously the more harder they are to handle."
Police did not ticket the homeowner for keeping alligators illegally.
Gators Living With South Toledo Family
