Posted on 09/19/2018 1:05:37 PM PDT by ETL
An alligator is reportedly on the loose in a New Jersey township, and authorities are warning residents to be cautious.
The Mullica Township Police Department said the gator was spotted on Hamburg Avenue Tuesday afternoon.
Capt. Brian Zeck said a woman was the first to report it after it walked across her property.
“A homeowner saw it in her yard and videotaped it - it’s a confirmed alligator and it’s probably 3 and a half to 4 foot,” he told Fox News.
Police offered advice for residents who own pets.
“We are working with our partners in the animal protection and care fields to locate the animal,” the department said in a Facebook post. “Residents should be cautious letting small pets out in this area and to not approach the animal if it is located.”
As of the Wednesday afternoon, Zeck says the creature was still roaming around, though wildlife officials are working on locating and trapping it.
“Be on the lookout, do not approach it, contact police,” he stressed.
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Lifelong NJ resident. No friggin clue where Mullica is.
Near Atlantic City.
Figures. 609 hicksville
ROTF! Would love to see the BOLO for this critter...
Daily occurrence in Florida...................
What no mention of climate change?
3 and a half to 4 feet?? That's nothing! I videoed this one walking across my property this morning...
Just wait. They’ll get there..
“it’s a confirmed alligator and it’s probably 3 and a half to 4 foot,”
Yawn. If I want to see baby gators that small I’ll go to the end of my street.
Ouch! That’s gonna leave a mark.
Oh good Lord, it’s just a tiny gator—what a bunch of nonsense.
Some Spring Breakers brought one home to Midland, Michigan when I lived up there. It wandered into some guy’s yard and his dog killed it.
We have iguanas down here bigger than that.................
Got em over 15’ long and about 30”+ across in the Choke Canyon Reservoir near Three Rivers, TX. Kinda like that big boy in the video above.
They feed on wild hogs at night when they come to the shore line to root.
Big mama jammers that would put an awful hurt on a human being.
A 4’ or 5’ gator will put a really bad bite on ya and has no problem swallowing cats and small dogs in a quick single snap. And they’re quick! IF you get within 20’ of one on land, don’t be surprised if you can’t outrun him.
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