Two men who sparked a series of alligator sightings along the Kiski River this summer have been ordered to pay fines for allowing a pet reptile to escape into the waterway. Austin Randall, 23, of Lyndora, Butler County, told investigators that he lost his pet alligator, Neo, when he tried
Of the 600 to 700 reptiles Jessie Freeman brought to the Westmoreland Reptile Expo on Sunday, the crocodiles are his favorite. “They’re cool. They can hide and thrash out on you so fast, yet … if you understand their behavior, you can interact with them,” said Freeman, of Asheboro, N.C.
After months of alligator sightings after they somehow got loose from their owners in the Apollo area and Kiski River, state Rep. Abby Major, R-60th District, has introduced legislation to increase penalties for such situations. “A lot of people were asking me to do something,” Major said after a series