{"id":180739,"date":"2025-09-25T11:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/180739\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:58:07","slug":"small-crocodile-discovered-outside-home-east-of-essexville-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/180739\/","title":{"rendered":"Small crocodile discovered outside home east of Essexville | Local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) &#8211; Residents and police made a strange discovery in a neighborhood near Bay City on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Residents in the 800 block of West Hampton Road in Hampton Township east of Essexville reported finding a small alligator sitting in the front yard of a home around 3:30 p.m. P<\/p>\n<p>Officers from the Hampton Township Department of Public Safety found the 3-foot South American crocodile resting under a crab apple tree. They corralled the reptile without causing any injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The Wilderness Trails Zoo in Birch Run Township took custody of the crocodile and will provide a home for it.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are not sure how the crocodile ended up in the neighborhood or whether it escaped from a cage somewhere.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc12.com\/news\/crime\/two-people-accused-of-stealing-a-car-and-setting-another-on-fire\/article_cb2f0243-c416-4127-87c8-8a2f1f4b3441.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Two people accused of stealing a car and setting another on fire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Two people accused of stealing a car and setting another on fire\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/619845d009116.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc12.com\/news\/crime\/man-accused-of-stabbing-his-brother-in-bay-county\/article_62f9d0e4-9fa5-4a6d-9f73-8610e44fe860.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Man accused of stabbing his brother in Bay County\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Man accused of stabbing his brother in Bay County\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/619841a925d6c.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc12.com\/news\/local\/authorities-investigate-fire-that-destroyed-bay-county-trucking-company\/article_a66b5de4-35c6-11ef-ad8a-cb6248954f8e.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Authorities investigate fire that destroyed Bay County trucking company\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Authorities investigate fire that destroyed Bay County trucking company\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/667f753bc5cf6.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. 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