Another Unusual Alligator Spotting, This Time in the Texas Hill Country
You may think it's a bunch of croc, but I'm serious! More alligators have been spotted outside of their normal abodes in Texas.
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Residents of Marble Falls, TX were shocked to see not five, not six, but four alligators taking a rest along the bank of Lake Marble Falls.
The Marble Falls Police Department recently published this Facebook post warning locals of wandering wild gators roaming the streets.
Instead of stirring panic, MFPD actually made points to show that these scaly guys are not the boogey-men that are often associated with these thousand-pound reptiles.
It's believed that three of the four reported gators were babies, and the animal control officer called to the scene was only able to observe the three.
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American Alligators are actually quite shy and tend to keep to themselves. MFPD says that they don't "constitute a concern for human safety," but that it's important to respect their space as one would for any wild predator.
This is not the first occurrence of an alligator spotted outside of their natural habitats in the Lone Star State. Not long ago, an alligator was spotted along the Galveston coast in Pirates Beach.
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TWPD) typically allows alligators to live in peace alongside humans. That is, of course, unless their presence is too risky or leads to immediate danger to humans and pets.
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