US EditionSmall alligator rescued in Boston after slithering into the city’s heart on social media
A local reptile educator captured the small alligator in Boston's Charles River Esplanade and is temporarily housing it while officials seek a permanent home.
- A small alligator was spotted swimming in Boston's Charles River, a highly unusual sighting in Massachusetts where the reptiles are not native and cannot survive cold temperatures.
- The alligator was first seen on social media by a jogger on the river and eventually caught by wildlife officials and animal control after coordinating efforts.
- With near-freezing temperatures arriving, wildlife experts said the alligator had very low chances of surviving in the cold Boston weather and was likely an abandoned pet.
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Man recalls rescuing small alligator from Charles River - Boston News, Weather, Sports
A wildlife expert who learned a small alligator had been spotted in the Charles River took matters into his own hands and went out and rescued the gator from the chilly water. Wildlife educator Joe Kenney said he didn’t know what to expect when he set out to find the alligator. “I didn’t really expect that I’d be finding it alive because it was so cold,” he said. Along with his dad, Kenney said he grabbed a flashlight and set off with his dad in…
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Small alligator rescued in Boston after slithering into the city's heart on social media
Wildlife officials say a small alligator spotted along the Charles River in Boston this week has been rescued and delivered to safety.
What's that in the Charles River? ‘Oh my gosh! That's a baby alligator'
A woman out for a run along the Charles in Boston couldn’t believe her eyes on Tuesday morning — floating on the water was a little reptile. “I looked a little bit closer and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh! That’s a baby alligator!” Whitney Lieberman told NBC10 Boston. She took some video of the animal encounter, just a crawl away from the Hatch Memorial Shell along the Esplanade. “I was so caught off guard that I didn’t think to grab anyone else and s…
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