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Alligator, Snake Removed From Lakewood Home: Police

After a Lakewood resident was found dead this week, police removed an alligator and snake from his home.

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A two-foot-long alligator was removed from a Lakewood home after its owner died this week, police announced.
A two-foot-long alligator was removed from a Lakewood home after its owner died this week, police announced. (Courtesy of Rick Uldricks)

LAKEWOOD, OH — When a Lakewood resident died this week, police had to remove a 2-foot alligator and snake from their home.

Both animals were impounded by Lakewood Animal Control on Thursday night, according to Police Chief Kevin Kaucheck.

The alligator was approximately 2-feet long and had been kept in a cage, News 5 reported. No details on the snake were immediately available, police said.

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The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner is investigating the resident's death, Kaucheck added.

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