![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/officers-shocked-to-discover-alligator-roaming-mountain-as-more-gators-push-into-state/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_gators-hp-1.jpg&description=Officials in Tennessee were shocked to discover an alligator in the Applachian Mountain range as more and more gators push their way into the state from the southern states in the United States Officials were shocked to discover an alligator roaming the mountains as more and more gators push their way into heavily populated areas not used to living with the killer beasts. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency posted photos on Facebook Tuesday showing two of their wildlife officers with the not-so-large beast that they had caught in the state's Appalachian Mountain range, as the sharp-toothed reptiles begin to expand their territory and move into the state from the southern states in America. According to the post, Wildlife Officers Hunter Poore and Colt Elrod trapped the alligator in Rhea County and transported the reptile to the Chattanooga Zoo. Photos show the pair putting the alligator in a cage after measuring it. They did not list how big the alligator was in the post. For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US The agency added in the post: "This is #allinadayswork for #wildlifeofficers but #alligators are NOT the norm. PLEASE #don'tdumpyourpets!" Alligators have popped up across the state, the agency said on their website. A seven-foot alligator was recently seen in the Wold River WMA in Fayetee County, in the western part of the state. "Alligators are naturally expanding their range into Tennessee from the southern border states," the agency said on their website. "TWRA has not stocked any alligators in Tennessee. Alligators expanding into Tennessee is just another species that we must learn to coexist with like many of the other southern states." According to the agency, alligators are able to survive the state's harsh winters by going into brumation - a hibernation-like dormancy. "TWRA would like to remind everyone that alligators are a protected species and catching or shooting one is a violation of the law,"){kind=link}
Officials in Tennessee were shocked to discover an alligator in the Applachian Mountain range as more and more gators push their way into the state from the southern states in the United States
Officials were shocked to discover an alligator roaming the mountains as more and more gators push their way into heavily populated areas not used to living with the killer beasts.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency posted photos on Facebook Tuesday showing two of their wildlife officers with the not-so-large beast that they had caught in the state’s Appalachian Mountain range, as the sharp-toothed reptiles begin to expand their territory and move into the state from the southern states in America.
According to the post, Wildlife Officers Hunter Poore and Colt Elrod trapped the alligator in Rhea County and transported the reptile to the Chattanooga Zoo. Photos show the pair putting the alligator in a cage after measuring it. They did not list how big the alligator was in the post.
For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US