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Jun 22, 2008 5:22 pm US/Eastern

3-Foot Gator Startles Hyannis Neighborhood

HYANNIS (WBZ) ― Residents in Hyannis were startled Sunday afternoon when a three-foot alligator was found under a car in a small neighborhood.

Natural resource officers were called in and eventually snagged the gator. It's being held overnight until its owner is found, though it's illegal to have a pet alligator.

Under the Exotic Species Act, anyone with an alligator can face criminal charges.

Officials say sometimes people take on the animals as pets, but when they get too large, they release them.

The gator is estimated to weigh 50 to 60 pounds.

The alligator may be taken to the New England Reptile Raptor Exhibit in Taunton, which has an animal rehab facility.

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: The 3-foot alligator peers out of its cage after it was caught by natural resource officials.
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: The gator is estimated to weigh 50 to 60 pounds.
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