An alligator has been returned after it was believed to have been stolen as an egg or hatchling from a Texas zoo over 20 years ago.
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Investigators were in the area for a separate incident when they saw the reptile in a pen in the property's backyard, Shugert said. Officials found that the woman at the property, who was not identified by name, couldn't meet the requirements for permits needed to keep the reptile.
"Alligators don’t make good pets, y’all," the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wrote in a Friday Instagram post, adding that the alligator has grown to nearly 8 feet long.
So, it was time to find the gator a new home. The TPWD contacted Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo, the zoo said in a video posted on Facebook last week.
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