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Pet Alligator Removed From Wareham Home

WAREHAM (CBS) -- Police removed an alligator from a home in Wareham, authorities said Tuesday.

Massachusetts Environmental Police said the alligator is now in the hands of "professionals trained in reptile care and rehabilitation."

They did not say how the owner got their hands on the alligator in the first place.

Massachusetts law states that it's illegal to keep alligators or crocodiles as a pet.

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