Came to class: a large alligator was walking around the school grounds in New York

Such news can usually be heard in Florida, but in New York, it turns out, there are alligators too. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) officials arrived on call at Hudson Valley High School on September 15 to catch a large alligator. It is not known where he got there from. WPDH.

DEC officers say they got a call at 1:19 am and were told that a large alligator was "roaming Van Wyck High School." Although, of course, some residents of the state keep small alligators as pets. But this one was too big to live in anyone's home: the 22-kilogram reptile is about 1,5 meters long.

It is unclear how long the alligator has been in the wild as it was spotted by accident. The woman who lives next door to the school looked out the window after midnight. She noticed a reptile running out of the culvert and heading towards the school parking lot.

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The woman immediately called 911. Honor and praise to the operator of this service for taking such a call seriously and not taking it for a joke. After all, the story of a huge alligator roaming Hudson Valley in New York is unlikely to seem true to a local resident.

Once the dispatcher realized that the woman was telling the truth, the DEC officer was sent to the school and was able to safely catch the alligator. The reptile was taken to the veterinarian to assess the condition of the animal and decide on further actions.

At this point, there has been no speculation as to where the alligator in the area might have come from, or how many more reptiles are roaming around.