Alligator captured in Pittsburgh neighborhood

WPXI ^ | 6/7/2019 | uncredited

[Buckeye McFrog]

An alligator was captured in Pittsburgh's Beechview neighborhood Thursday night.

The animal was taken to the Humane Animal Rescue in Homewood.

CEO of the shelter, Dan Rossi, said the animal is not happy and is stressed out.

Rossi said officials are not sure yet if the alligator was male or female. He added the five-foot long reptile was a potential danger in the Beechview neighborhood.

He said if people can no longer care for their exotic pets, call their helpline at 412-345-7300.

This is the second alligator captured in Pittsburgh in less than a month.

Another one was found in a South Side park. Rossi said that animal was also being housed at the shelter, and will eventually head to a sanctuary in Florida.

[Buckeye McFrog]

CEO of the shelter, Dan Rossi, said the animal is not happy and is stressed out.

You don't say?

[InABunkerUnderSF]

Global warming?

[GreenHornet]

CEO of the shelter, Dan Rossi, said the animal is not happy and is stressed out.

They tried bringing in a puppy as a service animal to relieve the alligator's stress, and......well, you don't want to know how that turned out.

[Pearls Before Swine]

They tried bringing in a puppy as a service animal to relieve the alligator's stress, and......well, you don't want to know how that turned out.

I'd thin it worked out about as well as if they'd used a service chicken.

Alligators don't understand English well, and can't tell the difference between "emotional support" and "nutritional support." Allowances must be made for them.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Rossi said officials are not sure yet if the alligator was male or female.

Well Pittsburgh's current Mayor is encouraging those types to move here...

[Billthedrill]

Rossi said officials are not sure yet if the alligator was male or female.

Could be a transgender 'gator. That's why it's so stressed out.

[Dilbert San Diego]

They don’t know if it is male or female? Maybe it doesn’t identify in a binary male/female manner.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Alligators don't understand English well,

In the particular neighborhood where it was found
Spanish would have been more useful.

[BenLurkin]

http://www.lerctr.org/~transit/healy/going.wav

[Tax-chick]

You have to get personal with a gator to determine its sex. Not worth it.

[dfwgator]

You have to get personal with a gator to determine its sex

Hey now!

[Alas Babylon!]

Yup. Swam up from Louisiana.

[Tax-chick]

Erm, nothing personal ...

[wardaddy]

About ten years ago a giant bull alligator was found in brackish water near Long Island in summer of course

His mating beacon apparently malfunctioning

[Buckeye McFrog]

When I lived in Michigan in the early 90’s one wandered into some guy’s yard in Midland.

Police determined it had been brought north by Spring Breakers and grew too large for them to handle.

It was killed by the homeowner’s dog.
I’d really like to see a picture of THAT dog!

[DannyTN]

[PghBaldy]

FYI, this Pittsburgh (once great center of industry, in Pennsyvania) has an “H” as the last letter.

[blueunicorn6]

Great flaming Wolf Spiders!

[bigbob]

Looking for the Beech

[Bringbackthedraft]

They can put him in the river, let him go down stream, he’ll make his way to the south eventually, maybe eat some of the jumping grass carp on the way.