Alligator in Vegas, two in LA

Officials warn "importing or owning alligators is illegal in Nevada."

(07-07-09) LAS VEGAS, Nevada. AP Reports:

Animal control officials say a man angling for catfish at a Sunset Park lake instead reeled in a 3 1/2-foot-long alligator.

For the full story, click on the alligators.

Over in Los Angeles, Saturday July 12 is Reptile and Amphibian Appreciation Day at the Natural History Museum. Crafts and activities for families, along with experts from the California Herpetological Association and the California Turtle and Tortoise Society. Animal guests include a duo of American alligators, a 13-foot Python,  California rattlesnakes, Indian cobras and poison arrow frogs. Click here for details.

July 8: This post has been updated to add the Natural History Museum event.

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