The reptile had been living illegally in the woman's own backyard for over two decades, according to wildlife officials.
Texas Parks and Wildlife officials discovered a nearly 8-foot-long"pet" alligator in a woman's backyard on Saturday where officials say she had been keeping it for years without the proper permits.
The woman had raised the gator from an egg, which wildlife officials say she stole from the Animal World and Snake Farm Zoo in New Braunfels, according to a KSAT report.Still from the video of the nearly 8-foot-long alligator being removed from a woman's backyard in Texas.Still from the video of the nearly 8-foot-long alligator being removed from a woman's backyard in Texas.Still from the footage of the alligator being removed from a Texas woman's backyard.
American alligators are found along the east coast of America, from as far north as North Carolina to as far west as the Texas Gulf Coast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. They are mostly found in marshes, swamps and rivers. However, they canThe average size for an American alligator is somewhere between 8 to 11 feet, but they have beenEach female tends to lay between 30 to 70 eggs in each breeding season depending on her size, age and condition.
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