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SEE IT: Massive 'king of the neighborhood' gator strolls across the road
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A large alligator was caught on camera lumbering across the street of one North Carolina neighborhood by a bewildered Johnny Fins this week.
"Good golly, that is the king of the jungle right here," said Fins in disbelief. "Or at the very least the king of the neighborhood, you get me?"Gators grow more slowly in North Carolina than other southern states according to Carolina Country, which makes this one caught on camera even more rare. Jasmine is a writer at Fox News Digital and a military spouse based in New Orleans. Stories can be sent to jasmine.baehr@fox.com
Alligators can be found in lakes, rivers, creeks, marshes, swamps and ponds across North Carolina, but most are located in patches along the coast.
It is illegal in the Tar Heel State to feed, touch, harm, harass or poach an alligator, according to the North Carolina Wildlife Federation (NCWF).