RM-Eye on the Mountains: Alligator joins Colorado wildlife
By RMI Staff 
| July 21, 2009 | 11:10 AM
Alligator spends his final days near Hotchkiss. From the Vail Daily:
The four-foot-long dead alligator was found July 14 about four miles northeast of Hotchkiss next to an irrigation canal. [District wildlife manager in Hotchkiss, Doug] Homan believes the animal was released by someone when it was alive.
“An alligator is not suited to Colorado’s climate and cold water,” Homan said. “This was a very irresponsible action. An alligator is a predator and could have eaten other animals, pets or even attacked a person.”
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