ALLIGATOR

Alligators have been found in places they shouldn't be; some have been lost or stolen from their natural habitats. Here are 10 odd alligator stories that happened in the US and abroad.

The alligator was spotted floating in Brooklyn's Prospect Park Lake in New York City on Sunday morning.

A 400-pound alligator was removed from a Texas neighborhood with a tow truck after it was spotted wandering the streets.

Over the weekend, a Floridian took a photo of what appeared to be a real gator tied to the bumper of an SUV, our sister station in Orlando reported.

“That’s the most prehistoric thing I’ve ever seen.”

Sheriff’s office divers searched a gator-infested canal in a Florida wilderness preserve after human remains were found in the mouth of a large alligator, officials said.

Alligators have been reported in parking lots on the causeway that crosses Mobile Bay and along heavily traveled U.S. 98 i

In the video above, watch the bottom left corner of the screen from a kayaker’s point of view. WECT reports that Peter Joyce was paddling near the dam on Lake Waccamaw exploring a section of the river had had never traveled before. That big surge of water in the video is actually an alligator, which tipped over Joyce’s kayak. About 3 feet from the kayak I made out the head of the gator and that was it. Surprisingly, Joyce said he does plan to paddle that part of the river again, but at a different time of year.

It wasn't Tiger, but it still increased the heart rates of some golfers. A monstrous alligator decided to make its way onto a Florida golf course while stunned players watched. CBSN's Elaine Quijano has more.

Alligator takes a swim with kids A popular pool playmate in Oklahoma may surprise you. An exotic animal sanctuary is letting the public take a swim with alligators.