It was an odd day for one Alaska animal control officer who took a call about an alligator outgrowing its bathtub.
A Wasilla resident called 911 this week after realizing that the more than 4-foot-long alligator named Allie couldn’t live in a tub anymore.
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Rescue group Valley Aquatics and Reptile Rescue took Allie in. Valley Aquatics owner Sheridan Perkins says Allie is a 3-year-old American alligator.
Perkins says she has thought about re-homing Allie in Florida.
The alligator is Wasilla’s second run in this year with a large reptile. In May, a 17-foot python named Sam went missing for several days before reappearing in his home’s living room. He returned through the door his owner left open for him.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says that it is legal to own alligators, crocodiles and turtles in Alaska, as well as nonvenomous lizards and snakes.
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