Alligator Found in the Milwaukee River

I’m waiting on the DNR to come down on this guy for shooting an alligator without a permit. 

What Long thought was a snapping turtle slithering through the upper reaches of the Milwaukee River in Washington County was actually a nearly 4-foot-long alligator, which he promptly shot.

“At first, I thought it was turtle tail,” said Long, 31, of Greenfield, who was in the river hunting for duck Saturday. “Then it turned and came back at me. I seen the eyes come up out of the water, but my brain didn’t click. This is Wisconsin. There’s not supposed to be gators in Wisconsin.”

When the gator’s eyes went back under the water, Long fired, hitting the reptile and leaving it stunned.