Alligator found near a pond on the Gator Country property. After Imelda dropped 43in of rain in 72 hours, the Gator Country Adventure Park found itself submerged. But Big Tex, nearly 14ft long and weighing 1,000lbs, was gone. “We were unsure he had even escaped,” Jon Warner, alligator program leader for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, told the Washington Post. In a public advisory, Warner said: “Alligators are wary of people but keep your distance.

Source: The Guardian September 29, 2019 19:41 UTC