Alligators are not native to the Raleigh area, but one was just caught along the 3000 block of N.C. 231 in nearby Johnston County, according to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.
It was discovered by a property owner, who noticed something with very big teeth was in his pond.
“He called and said: ‘There’s an alligator in my pond.’ So I went out there and sure enough, there was an alligator in this little half-acre pond,” District 3 Wildlife Biologist Greg Batts said…