Shawn Skager (NewsMaster) -

The afternoon of July 1, however, Personius and several Buckley police officers were busy assisting Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officer Justin Maschhoff corral a 3-feet long, 15-pound American alligator – a species native to southeastern United States and Gulf Coast states – that was found in a drainage culvert off Ryan Road.

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“It’s kind of tame,” he said. “I can pick it up now. It’s probably somebody’s pet, maybe an escapee. He’s in pretty good shape.”

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Comment #1 MissyG (64.136.27.228) -

Well, I hope it has a long and happy life in a zoo or sanctuary somewhere. I never got the thing about keeping gigantic aquatic animals in your house or backyard. Mostly drug dealers and criminals do that kind of thing. I think they are compensating...

Comment #2 Jafa (109.111.97.231) -

Where is the link? I would like to see the photo of the said gator, would there be any pics of that gator there? I hope that you can post back here the link so that we can finally see the gator and comment about t. I think people should not pet those kinds of animals, though they are tamed there will be a chance that they would attack people because they are still animal.

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