Yes, That Was An Alligator Cruising By On That Bicycle

So this dude is riding his bike in St. Charles Parish (in Louisiana) with a 3-foot-long alligator around his neck. And yes, it was alive. Per the Times-Picayune, when the police approached 38-year-old Terron Ingram and the gator …

Ingram dropped the reptile and his bike and ran off, but was apprehended a few blocks away.

Good news for the gator …

Alligator Control Officer Kenny Schmill said he released it into the marsh near Bayou Gauche.

Bad news for Mr. Ingram …

Ingram … was booked with a variety of charges, including cruelty to animals by abandonment, resisting arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held on $15,000 bond.

Here’s the source.