Two aligators found in Levittown, PA creeks

[Ian David]

LEVITTOWN, Pa. --Animal control officers caught an alligator in a creek just days after netting a 5-foot gator in the same area.

Now they fear more are lurking around Pennypack Creek in Phildelphia's suburbs and are asking children not to wade in the shallow waterway.

"If (there are) two, that's leading us to believe there may be more," said Shawn Tarman, Upper Moreland's animal control officer. "If you have children, they probably shouldn't be stomping around in the creek until we figure out what we're dealing with."

The second alligator, caught Sunday afternoon near Bryn Athyn, is about 2 feet long.

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Officials believe the gators were dumped by an owner who didn't want to care for them anymore.

More:
http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2007/06/29/2_gators_found_in_philly_area_creek/?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News

[brentspeak]

1. WRONG forum

You know there's such thing as a "DU Lounge"?

[MH1]

4. I don't get it- why?

if Paris Hilton threads were okay here, why not a thread about people dumping "pet" animals that never should have been kept as "pets" in the first place?

I always figured the Lounge was just for silly threads. This one is not that.

[Kingshakabobo]

5. Then alert on it. Who died and left you moderator? n/t

[hobbit709]

2. Lake Placid is real!

[aikoaiko]

3. Here's one down be me who wanted to come inside.

HHI,SC.

[youngdem]

Nice of him to use the doorbell

Who says there is no such thing as evolution.

[QC]

6. Well, it has been awfully hot out lately. n/t

[Ian David]

7. "Who is it?"

"Candygram for you ma'amm..."

[seemunkee]

8. There was one in Reston VA earlier this week

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