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Gator 'rescued' from train tracks in Texas town

An alligator was spotted near some train tracks in Katy, Texas, on Friday morning.

Credit: Katy Police Department

Credit: Katy Police Department

An alligator was spotted near some train tracks in Katy, Texas, on Friday morning.
By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
May 11, 2019

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A 5-foot gator crawled near some railroad tracks in Katy, prompting a rescue from the humane division of the city's police department, KHOU reported.

Police wrote on Facebook that the reptile is now "in custody" after it was found on U.S. 90 early Friday. The alligator was found swimming in a puddle after a thunderstorm Thursday night, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Katy police shared several photographs on Facebook of the alligator, who was caught by game wardens.

“Subject is in custody!” police wrote.

Wardens with the Texas Parks & Wildlife department released the alligator to an unpopulated area outside the city limits, the Chronicle reported.

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