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Alligator Spotted In River Near CT Border Captured, Officials Say Alligator Spotted In River Near CT Border Captured, Officials Say
Alligator Spotted In River Near CT Border Captured, Officials Say An alligator that has been spotted by numerous fishermen and kayakers for several months in Western Massachusetts has been captured. MassWildlife reports an alligator that has been the subject of sightings in West Springfield in the Westfield River was finally captured by a Good Samaritan on Tuesday, Dec. 7, said Massachusetts Wildlife spokeswoman Marion Larson. "The capture was fortunate as this cold-blooded animal would not have survived the winter," Larson said.  Sightings and pictures of the alligator near the Morgan Sullivan Bridge in West Springfield, Massachusetts, were first repor…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fish With Fangs Caught In New England Reservoir Fish With Fangs Caught In New England Reservoir
Fish With Fangs Caught In New England Reservoir A New England man has a real tale to tell after hooking a strange fish with a mouth full of fangs. Mike Powell of Canton, Massachusetts, told WCVB News 5 ABC that he did just that while fishing in Norfolk County in Canton. The fish, called a Northern Snakehead, doesn't just have fangs, it also has beady black eyes and a body covered in slippery slime. Powell was fishing when he landed the nearly 6-pound, 30-inch creature in the Canton Reservoir.  “Me and my buddy, we didn’t even know what it was at first,” he told News 5.  The fish, from Asia, is considered a non-native sp…

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by Kathy Reakes