Authorities on Long Island, N.Y., Sunday charged a home owner after discovering a deadly, 6-foot-long alligator on the home’s property. (Suffolk County SPCA)
Authorities on Long Island, N.Y., Sunday charged a home owner after discovering a deadly, 6-foot-long alligator on the home’s property, Fox 5 New York reported.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation removed the animal that was illegally held on the property after receiving a tip.
“Alligators do not make good pets and one this size could be deadly,” Roy Gross, the head of the Suffolk County SPCA, told Fox 5 NY. “Alligators will bite the hand that feeds them.”
The owner, who was not identified in reports, was charged with illegally keeping a reptile without a license.
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