This certainly isn’t something that you see often in the Hoosier State.
Most Hoosiers know this already, but alligators are not native to Indiana and are not typically found in the wild in Indiana. So you won’t have to worry about coming across one while outdoors. That being said, while they are not native, there have been documented cases of alligators being found in Indiana, often due to being released from captivity or being kept as pets. Recently, officers in Indiana received a call about an alligator that caught them by surprise.
Alligator Captured in Decatur County, Indiana
Officers receive a lot of calls each day, but this is one that doesn’t happen often at all. Decatur County deputies responded to the Westport area over the weekend to a strange report of a real alligator next to the road. Upon arrival, the deputies were able to find the alligator with the assistance of the Westport Street Department and the Westport Water Department. This alligator was 3 and 1/2 feet long. Naturally, it had to be someone’s pet that got loose, or it was dumped in the area…