I guess no body of water in the U.S. is safe from alligators now. It’s not just Florida anymore.
Catch him and send him to the Rio Grande!
People come to Florida and other southern states and find a ‘baby’ gator at a lake or creek and take it home to Yankeeland. It’s illegal of course.
After about 6 months it’s too big for the aquarium or bathtub and instead of turning it in to a vet or zoo, they let it go into a lake or stream, where it will eventually freeze to death or starve.................