Watch: Virginia police find alligator outside motel

Jun 17, 2025
BBC News
Watch: Virginia police find alligator outside motel
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Watch: Virginia police find alligator outside motel

The Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia, USA, received a report of an alligator sighting on Monday morning.

It appeared that the reptile had escaped from its owner, who was transporting it from New York to a zoo in North Carolina.

Police located the alligator outside a motel just south of Washington DC.

Due to Virginia state law prohibiting certain exotic animals, the alligator and its owner were asked to leave the county.

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Original source: BBC News

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