The woman reportedly told game wardens she had cared for the alligator for more than 20 years.
BUDA, Texas - Texas wildlife officials discovered a seven-foot American alligator in a woman’s backyard that she had been keeping as a pet.
Texas law allows people to keep alligators if they are farming, educating or using it for zoological reasons.
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