Exotic Incident #1632
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Washington County, PA - USA
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24/10/2011
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Summary:
A group working to clean up Chartiers Creek captured a caiman, a close relative of the alligator. Wildlife officials suspect the caiman was purchased as a pet then released when it got too big to keep in aquarium. The animal would not have been able to survive the winter in PA.