![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/enormous-alligator-shocks-shoppers-while-waiting-outside-dollar-general-store-as-it-opens/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_Enormous-alligator-shocks-shoppers-as-it-waits-outside-Dollar-General-store-as-it-opens-CO-UK.jpg&description=Early Dollar General shoppers this week were surprised to see a large alligator waiting with them in line as the discount store opened, with prompted a few jokes from the sheriff office's Facebook page A giant alligator this week seemingly wanted to get in on the deals at Dollar General as the creature startled patrons who were waiting for the store to open, reports say. In a Facebook post by the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana, a large alligator is seen waiting by the door under a Little Debbie snack poster early Tuesday morning. 'This little fella was patiently waiting for the Dollar General to open this morning!' the sheriff's office wrote on Facebook. 'The best deals in town are always DTR.' The sheriff's office continued to joke about the gator online when it responded to its own post with another amusing take on the situation. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US 'For all you inquiring minds, Mr. Gator picked up his Little Debbie snacks, hopped in his truck and went fishing at the Civic Drive Fishing Pier in Port Sulphur," the office wrote. The police didn't indicate whether the gator was moved to another location. An alligator sighting in Louisiana, while strange outside a Dollar General, is all too common in the state as it and Florida have the largest gator populations in the country, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF). The department said there are more than one million alligators in each state. Gators are cold-blooded reptiles, so their body temperature is regulated by the surrounding weather. Oftentimes, an alligator is seen lying still in the sun to absorb the warmth from its rays. A gator may be found in a strange setting because it was trying to get warm or cool off. In April, a Louisiana driver was almost hysterical when he witnessed a large gator cross the street before disappearing into the night, according to the Science Times. Nycholas Kenn){kind=link}
Early Dollar General shoppers this week were surprised to see a large alligator waiting with them in line as the discount store opened, with prompted a few jokes from the sheriff office’s Facebook page
A giant alligator this week seemingly wanted to get in on the deals at Dollar General as the creature startled patrons who were waiting for the store to open, reports say.
In a Facebook post by the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana, a large alligator is seen waiting by the door under a Little Debbie snack poster early Tuesday morning.
“This little fella was patiently waiting for the Dollar General to open this morning!” the sheriff’s office wrote on Facebook. “The best deals in town are always DTR.”
The sheriff’s office continued to joke about the gator online when it responded to its own post with another amusing take on the situation.