SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WNCN) — The hotbed for alligators in April at the North Carolina coast is heating up even further in May, with nine gators captured and relocated in just one Brunswick County town last week.
In April, three alligators — ranging from a couple of feet to 13 feet — surprised residents over a month in Southport near Wilmington and at Sunset Beach, just a mile from the South Carolina border.
The Southport Police Department removed alligators from two yards while Sunset Beach Police snagged a small gator that crept into an unlucky resident’s garage and lurked under a car.
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But, this past week, Southport police said the pace spiked with more than a call per day to deal with alligators…