Posted on 01/14/2015 7:13:23 PM PST by EveningStar
An 8-foot alligator found in a Van Nuys backyard earlier this week may have been killing and eating neighborhood pets for decades, a Los Angeles Department of Animal Services officer told the Daily News.
The residents at the home in the 13200 block of Sylvan Street said they got the alligator when it was a baby and have had it ever since, Animal Services Commander Mark Salazar said.
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No mention of where these folks obtained their pet.
Pet “shopping” after a day at Knott’s Berry Farm perhaps?
Wonder if the alligator farm that was in Buena Park came up one baby alligator short 38 years ago.
Back in 1977 it was possible to purchase a baby alligator or baby caiman from the local pet store.
I live on the coast of NC and we have alligators all over the place. I live in a well developed community and there is a 10 foot alligator that crawls up the nearby creek (about two streets over) every couple of weeks. It would not concern me in the least if my neighbor kept a pet alligator in his yard- well fed alligators are really docile.
Having said that, when an alligator grows to 8 feet long they are capable of eating some big creatures, e.g. large dogs.
It’s nice to have your alligator’s food brought to the door for you.
I have a seasonal pond in my back yard that gets to be about 1/2 acre large that attracts gators as they wander about during their mating season.
Sometimes 8 or 10 feet long.
Can be some pretty funny scenes when they sneak up on a duck or something like an unsuspecting person.
Worthless things should be hunted down to extention
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