Maybe alligators do better in backyards......

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Alligator Found in Reston Backyard
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 28, 2007; 2:54 PM


New York may have alligators in the sewers, but Reston's got them in the backyard.

Fairfax County animal control officers found a real, live alligator on Monday after a Reston resident spotted it in the yard of a home in the 1800 block of Dasher Lane, police said. The reptile was healthy and not injured.



Animal control officials said in a news release that the alligator was a juvenile, about 2 feet 6 inches long, weighing about 5 pounds. They carefully rounded it up and took it to the animal shelter. The alligator will be transferred to a licensed facility that can provide it with proper care.

Fairfax County ordinances prohibit the keeping of any wild or exotic animals, including alligators, crocodiles, caimans and gavials.



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/28/AR2007062801343.html

This might not be unusual in Florida, and it wasn't big all things considered but up here I would be very shocked if I found a gator in my yard:)