Chattahoochee Gator Caught; Moving to Florida

COBB COUNTY, GA -- Only a few weeks after announcing a large alligator living off Cochran Shoals Trail could stay, rangers instead have captured the reptile and are in the process of moving him.

It's not clear when or why the Georgia Department of Natural Resources reversed its decision, but CBS46 is reporting that plans are to move the gator to south Florida.

"They were harassing the alligator and throwing things at it, so we closed that section of the trail to protect the alligator, quite frankly,” Park Ranger Jerry Hightower told Channel 2 Action News last month.

Worried about the gator's safety, park rangers, according to WTVM, put out several traps in an effort to relocate the gator to south Georgia or Florida. But then, the gator seemed to have retreated from some of the high-traffic areas.

The alligator is 6 to 8 feet long, and may have once been someone's pet.

So the Chattahoochee River Alligator is not a myth. I shot these today at the Chattahoochee NRA. Not very good pictures...

Posted by Victor Webb on Wednesday, March 9, 2016