AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A student at the University of Maine at Augusta is in hot water after bringing five baby alligators into a taxicab.
The pet reptiles began crawling around the cab Tuesday after a box tipped over. Cab driver Frank Folsom said he helped round the reptiles, each longer than a foot.
The Kennebec Journal reports that 20-year-old Yifan Sun from China received a summons because alligators are not allowed to be kept in Maine. The Augusta Police Department says he’s charged with importing or possessing wildlife without a permit.
Sun told police that he kept the alligators as pets and was bringing them with him to visit someone in Waterville. He declined to speak at length with a reporter from the newspaper.
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