June 20 - Alligator Found In Tenn. Drain Pipe

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(AP) Animal control officers get their fair share of unusual calls, but this one was among the weirdest: An alligator was stuck in a drain pipe.

Putnam County Officer Chris Brown said when children in the neighborhood first heard a growling noise coming from the drain, they thought it was a dog. But when officials arrived on the scene, they discovered an alligator at least 2 feet long.

Brown believes someone had the gator for a pet, then turned it loose.

He said the alligator was handed over to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, which had to put it down.

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