Exotic Incident #292
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Richmondtown, NY - USA
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Incident Date:
09/06/2000
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Summary:
A man found a 4-1/2-ft-long alligator in a Staten Island stream. The alligator was rescued from the stream and sent to an animal keeper in Pennsylvania. Officials believed the alligator was someone’s “pet.”