‘Lost’ alligator found in west Texas desert in ‘rare sighting’

American alligators usually live in and around rivers, swamps, marshes and lakes - not the desert

Finding alligators in swampy states like Florida and Louisiana is no big deal, but it's much different when you're talking about the west Texas desert.

And that's exactly where one of the large reptiles turned up last week, when Midland county sheriff's office deputies spotted a gator at a trailer park.