Man uses a net and a pole to catch a small gator in a channel in Washington D C
@Deepizzaguy (114470)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
September 23, 2025 3:12pm CST
Phoenix Norwood who is a resident of Washington D C borrowed his family's houseboat and a net on Thursday September 18 when a small gator was seen in a channel in southwest Washington D.C.
Phoenix managed to capture the four-foot alligator and held the animal until animal control employees arrived to take care of the alligator to find a new home since it is not legal to own an alligator in the Virginia and Maryland area.
The animal control employees believe that the former owner of the alligator abandoned the animal since the owner could not keep the animal as a pet.
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@luisadannointed (9329)
• Philippines
24 Sep
Wow! That is not negligence nor abandonment, its murder!
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@luisadannointed (9329)
• Philippines
24 Sep
@Deepizzaguy Do they found out who the owner is?
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@Deepizzaguy (114470)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Sep
You are right since alligators are not to be raised as pets if the owner is not able to raise them right.
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@Deepizzaguy (114470)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Sep
I never saw the story of the goldfish being tossed into a river.
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@Deepizzaguy (114470)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7h
That is what I was thinking that the gator was small.
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@RasmaSandra (89262)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Sep
Glad that little gator got rescued,
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@Deepizzaguy (114470)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Sep
So am I since gators deserve to live in peace.
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@LindaOHio (201578)
• United States
24 Sep
I HATE owners that abandon their pets. They should not have had this gator in the first place. I'm glad the alligator will be re-homed.
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@Deepizzaguy (114470)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Sep
So do I since it is bad news for anyone to raise a gator since when the gators are grown up, they are dangerous.
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@innertalks (23180)
• Australia
24 Sep
Phoenix was lucky that he doesn't live in Australia, as no member of the public is allowed to handle an alligator, even as he did there, in those circumstances. They have to report such incidents to the authorities to handle.
"In Australia, Interfering with, harming, or illegally keeping a crocodile, can lead to significant fines, and other legal action. The maximum penalty for intentionally disturbing a crocodile can be over $27,000, as in one case."
You are not allowed to interreact with an alligator here for any reason.
