Alligator spotted swimming in the area of Magnolia Lake in Bucks County
A warning for people in Bristol Township, Bucks County: Beware of the gator.
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A warning for people in Bristol Township, Bucks County: Beware of the gator.
Gator sanctuary owner Kyle Asplundh says he wrangled an alligator found in Magnolia Lake in Bristol Township.
Call it a working vacation for Kyle Asplundh, who runs Jupiter Alligator and Wildlife Sanctuary in Florida. He was visiting family in Bucks County when he heard about a loose alligator in Bristol Township, and sprang into action and caught the reptile. Brandon Goldner reports.
Beware of the gator. That's the warning for people in Bristol Township, Bucks County. Police said this small alligator is swimming in the area of Magnolia Lake. That's off Bath Road, across the street from the Bristol Township Municipal Park. We're told the Pennsylvania Game Commission is coming to try to remove the alligator.
ACCT Philly says the alligator, originally named "Chompy," was in a house living as someone's pet on the 2500 block of Cumberland Street.
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American alligators and American crocodiles aren't typically found in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
The alligator was later identified as "Fluffy" by their owner.
The alligator was spotted at Penn Pines Park near Providence Road and swam off in the direction of Yeadon.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission responded to the scene, but Upper Darby police said the alligator swam off in the direction of Yeadon.
On Saturday morning another alligator was rescued in Philadelphia, the fifth in only a few months. The owner contacted the animal care and control team of Philadelphia asking to surrender the gator because they no longer had the space for it.
ACCT Philly says the alligator is healthy but smaller than normal for his age and will quarantine at a facility in Allentown and then go to JAWS Florida just like the alligator Big Mack.
The alligator was more than 10 feet long, wildlife officials said. It was captured and humanely killed after the attack, officials said.
Big Mack, the 8-foot-long alligator removed from a Philadelphia home, is headed to a sanctuary named JAWS in Florida.
ACCT Philly removed the alligator from a North Philadelphia home earlier this week.
An 8-foot alligator named Big Mack was rescued from a North Philadelphia row home by ACCT Philly.
Brandon Goldner reports.
The woman was walking her dog, which survived the incident, at the time of the attack.
The gator is safe and has been transported to the Cape May Zoo, the MCSPCA says.
The SPCA said a resident found the container with the alligator in it in an empty lot next to his home.
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