Australia: OOP Gator

Turns out a 1.5 meter crocodilian found at a scout camp on Australia's South Coast is an alligator. Officials don't know where it came from. And the media doesn't seem to have any compunctions about calling a 4-5 foot alligator a "man-eater." (News source.)

Albino Alligator Isn't

A white alligator spotted in Indian River Co., FL, is not an albino -- the coloration is due to mineral deposition on its skin. (News source.)

More on Lake Hickory Gator

It's confirmed as a small alligator, through witness photographs, but still hasn't been caught. (News source.)

Reggie Escapes Again

Reggie, the alligator that was finally captured in a Los Angeles lake, escaped from his pen at the L. A. Zoo, only to be recaptured. His pen is being modified so that the gator can't shimmy up the wall again. A staff worker will also be keeping an eye on him. (News source.)

Another Suspected Gator

West Virginians suspect that a 6-foot alligator has been released into Twelvepole Creek, Wayne Co., WV. From the news:

"Gina White, a 26-year-old Wayne resident who lives along Twelvepole Creek, was out fishing with members of her family. It was about 2 a.m. The chicken livers they were using as bait attracted something that started swimming across the water.
"At first it looked like a huge snake. Then, as the creature got closer to view, the family members scrambled up the riverbank.
"'You could tell it was an alligator,' White said. 'It was coming straight toward us.'
"White stayed up until dawn, distressed by what she had seen -- and because nobody seemed to believe her. At daybreak, she got up and crept down to the riverbank. She saw it again.
"'It was kind of laying in the water, just lounging,' she said.
"She said she aimed her camera and snapped the fuzzy picture that has everyone in Wayne County talking."