Nov 13, 2012 10:51 AM
An unlikely guest—an 18-inch-long American alligator—was found at a Southampton Village home on Sunday. It is the ninth alligator that has been found in Suffolk County in the last several weeks, according to Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Chief Executive Director Roy Gross. He said he suspects most were abandoned or released by people who kept them as pets—but noted that the number seemed exceptionally high.
“I never remember having that many released in my 29 years with the SPCA,” he said. “It’s very odd.”
The young male reptile, approximately 12 to 18 months old, was discovered in a window well by a homeowner on Hampton Street, who put a blanket over the alligator to keep it warm and called the SPCA, he said. Staff members from... more
“I never remember having that many released in my 29 years with the SPCA,” he said. “It’s very odd.”
The young male reptile, approximately 12 to 18 months old, was discovered in a window well by a homeowner on Hampton Street, who put a blanket over the alligator to keep it warm and called the SPCA, he said. Staff members from... more
It has been leaked:
"To Whom It May Concern,
I will release another reptile every day until power is restored to Shirley.".