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But after the rainstorms in Missouri and Iowa that caused the flooding of nearby rivers, a family in northeastern Arkansas fell on a 3-meter-long alligator, far from its natural habitat – in their rice field.
Frank Pierce and his family told CNN's affiliate, WMC-TV, that they had found the huge alligator basking in the sun on Thursday. The family lives about 90 miles from the Mississippi River and the same county as one of its tributaries, the White River.
"My brother, my wife, my daughter, and I went fishing and we came up and lay in the field," said Pierce.
Pierce called the Jackson County police and sheriff, David Lucas, told WMC-TV that they did not believe the story in the first place.
Lucas said: "When we received the call, we thought well that it was a joke, a log of wood or a something like that, because you just do not see the gators as far north. "
But when they arrived at the scene, they were surprised to see that the call was actually real. The gator welcomed the forces of order in the same place as the Pierce family.
Lucas called the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, which said the location was due to river overflows. According to the National Wildlife Federation, alligators are found more frequently in the Southeast states, such as Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, and Texas.
Monica Garrett, CNN's meteorologist, said Mississippi waters had been high for weeks and floods would remain a concern for the month of June.
The FCAC said that it's not uncommon for alligators to leave their usual homes when rivers are flooded. The board also found another 4-foot alligator nearby while trying to capture the larger animal. However, the gator has escaped and the commission representative told WMC-TV that it is highly likely that no one will ever see him again.
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