Alligator found in Pennsylvania woman’s backyard
PROSPECT PARK, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman who was admiring a turtle in her backyard got a surprise when she spotted an alligator just a few feet away.
Tracie Hoffecker says she found the 2-to-3-foot-long (0.9-meter) gator near her home in the Philadelphia suburb of Prospect Park on Sunday morning.
Hoffecker called her cousin, who is a Philadelphia firefighter, and he safely removed the alligator using a net.
Slimy, Scaly, Taily Reptile Rescue arrived on the scene and recovered the animal. Rescue group representative Matt Snider says the alligator will go to an aquarium.