In the last month, two alligators were spotted in the Kiski River, just outside of Pittsburgh.
Joshua Kelley told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that he was kayaking with five others when they came across a gator on Sunday.
“We were kayaking and saw an animal and thought it was a muskrat, but realized it was an alligator," he said. Alligators are not native to Pennsylvania. According to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, they are centralized in the southeastern part of the country, but can also be found in freshwaters as far north as the Carolinas. Kelley said he reported the sighting to authorities so they can try to capture the gator. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that another alligator, which is believed to be 4 years old, was captured on Aug. 6.
The alligator, known as"Chomper," achieved local fame in the areas just outside of Pittsburgh. After an initial sighting, search groups were formed to locate the gator. “I was terrified someone was going to shoot him," Armstrong County humane officer Amber Phillips told the newspaper."I’m very grateful Chomper is safe."Chomper has a new home with a reptile rescue organization.Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com
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