This is not a croc.......

[Penn]

http://ap.washingtontimes.com/dynamic/stories/A/ALLIGATOR_ARREST?SITE=DCTMS&SECTION=HOME

LINDENHURST, N.Y. (AP) -- Police in a Long Island village nabbed an unusual suspect today - with a long tail, powerful jaws, sharp teeth and a family rap sheet that stretches back millions of years.

 

[hvp05]

"This is not a croc......." Oh, ha ha... I get it.

"This is not the type of pet people should own," Gross said. "Stick to dogs and cats and birds. It's a very dangerous animal."

Plus, every time a neighbor's dog, cat, bird, etc. is found torn to bloody pieces the neighbor will automatically question you first.

 

[Penn]

I'm wondering if the darn thing could have survived during the winter months. After all, Long Island is in NY, which gets pretty cold Nov. thru Feb.

"Authorities don't know where it came from, but owning an alligator violates state law, said Roy Gross, chief of the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals."

Now you know why the owner didn't turn the critter over to a zoo or pet store.