JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The 3-foot alligator wasn’t fighting city hall, but North Carolina wildlife officials weren’t taking any chances.
Local media outlets report a surprised passer-by spotted the small gator lying outside Jacksonville City Hall on Tuesday morning. She flagged down a motorist, who called city officials.
Animal control and wildlife officers were called in. They kept the gator behind orange traffic cones to make sure no more pedestrians came in contact with the wayward reptile.
A wildlife officer captured the alligator, which was to be returned to its natural habitat.
Wildlife Officer Barbara Marshburn said that at this time of year, alligators are looking for warm roads and sidewalks to heat up their bodies.
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The gator was there to get a permit for his pet fish Eric.
A license. For a fish.
You’re a loony.
I am not a looney! Why should I be tied with the epithet looney merely because I have a pet halibut? I’ve heard tell that Sir Gerald Nabardo has a pet prawn called Simon and you wouldn’t call him a looney; furthermore, Dawn Pailthorpe, the lady show-jumper, had a clam, called Stafford, after the late Chancellor, Allan Bullock has two pikes, both called Chris, and Marcel Proust had an haddock! So, if you’re calling the author of A la Recherche du Temps Perdu a looney, I shall have to ask you to step outside!
Look, it’s a bleeding pet, isn’t it? I’ve got a license for me pet dog Eric, and I’ve got a license for me pet cat Eric…
do you number your erics? you know, just so they’ll know who you are talking to.
Which Republican district does it represent?