People Dismember Run-Over Houston Alligator For Souvenirs

HOUSTON (AP) — Residents bordering a West Houston reservoir say an alligator known to quietly sun itself outside the ponds was apparently run over on a busy road but then its carcass was dismembered by people who wanted its teeth and limbs as souvenirs.
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Convenience store owner Sam Manesiya says he spotted the dead 6-foot-long gator on the side of the road when he opened his store last Friday. By later that day, he says he saw one woman cutting off one o