This thread just took me back to 2006. There is this lake near my pad and it used to be the spot where I smoked out with my friends. Everyday you go you'd see the same people walking their dogs, playing with their kids, jogging, etc.. The lake isn't that big and the depth is like 10ft at most..

Well one night we went and the lake was blocked off with a sign that read " Do no enter.. Alligator in the lake "........... Im like wtf, what alligator! It was surreal to me because this lake was in the middle of a city and common animals you'd see were ducks and fishes.. They shut the place down and everyday different animal patrol would go in to catch the thing but no luck. SO they started setting up traps everywhere but even after few months, they couldnt catch it.. People in the community started getting nervous and before you knew it, all these major news stations were setting up camp to report updates .. Back then I was still reading the newspaper in the morning and updates would be on the frontpage.. Soon, people started capturing pictures of the alligator with his head barely above water and this whole thing was becoming like some kind of great mystery in the lake like Nessie.. After awhile, they said the alligator was getting bigger and smarter, about 8ft big.. 7 months later, it was still loose and they finally brought in the famous Steve Irwin the crocodile hunter but from what I remember, even he couldnt catch it..

I forget the details of what happened next but after almost year, they caught it.. That thing was fairly big and shit was mean looking.. It wasn't one of those crazy crocs you see in the documentary but I sure wouldnt have wanted to swim next to one that's for dam sure.

After investigation, police found out that somebody in the neighborhood had kept a baby alligator as a pet but when it got too big and hard to maintain, he released it into the lake.. Im not sure what happened to that motherfucker but he got hit with a huge fine and jail time..

I dont know about those people with exotic animals man.. That shit aint right.. fuckin americans with their love for weird animals ... I dont mind little dogs and cats but I aint trying to be fuckin Tarzan and shit.