Police have arrested 29-year-old Taylor Watson for driving under the influence of alcohol in the Anderson area of Northern California, according to a report released by Anderson Police in California. Then the police were shocked to hear what the person said.
After the arrest, police asked Watson some routine questions. He then claimed that one of the crocodiles in his car was alive. Police immediately opened the car and found a small crocodile in the trunk of the car.
Safe recovery:
Immediately after being notified, California Fish and Wildlife Department and Animal Control Department officials arrived at the scene and rescued the crocodile. Anderson area police have shared details on their Facebook page. In addition, the police have shared some photos taken with the crocodile cub on Facebook.
Case:
Watson, who was arrested, is currently being held at the Shasta County Jail. He told police he had been caring for his crocodile for the past week since his friend was jailed. He has already been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and is currently charged with possession of a live crocodile.
Individuals are prohibited from raising crocodiles:
It is illegal to keep a crocodile as a pet in California without permission. Hunting of crocodiles for commercial and recreational reasons has been banned since 1992. It is noteworthy that crocodiles were added under the Endangered Species Protection Act of 1966.
At present there are 5 million crocodiles in the United States, of which 1.25 million are in Florida. The incident where a live crocodile was in the car of a drug addict has caused a great stir in California.