Gator Spotted Outside Virginia Motel: See Video

HUNTINGTON, VA — Fairfax County visitors early Monday witnessed something more commonly seen in Florida: An alligator roaming around a motel.

Around 12:10 a.m. Monday, police responded to the 5900 block of Richmond Highway in Huntington when a caller reported an alligator outside their hotel room, a Fairfax County Police spokesperson said. A video shared by Fairfax County Police showed the location was the Budget Host motel

(Watch the video embedded below.)

Officers arriving on at the motel encountered the alligator with its owner, and Animal Protection Police were called to assist.

As seen in police bodycam footage, the officer reported to a dispatcher that the gator was about six feet long.

An investigation found the owner was moving the alligator from New York to a zoo in North Carolina. However, Virginia state codes bans the possession of certain exotic animals not native to Virginia. That led Fairfax County Police to safely escort the alligator and the owner out of the county.

There were no reported injuries from the encounter.

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