On Friday, Brian Foster returned to his Lake Houston, Texas, home on Friday to find a 9ft-alligator in the living room. They’re disheveled and upset Chris Stephens aka Gator ChrisAccording to Chris Stephens, aka Gator Chris, a “nuisance control hunter” with the nonprofit, Houston-based Gator Squad, reptiles have been suffering just as people have. They’re disheveled and upset.”For the most part, he says, the alligators will return to their natural habitats as the flood waters recede and the rivers and bayous return to their normal boundaries. Meet the people rescuing stranded pets from tropical storm Harvey Read moreAn estimated half a million alligators live in Texas. But wildlife educators like Chris Stephens express concern that alligators can be made out to be “the bad guys”.

Source: The Guardian September 03, 2017 14:43 UTC