A small alligator that was spotted swimming in a lake in Bristol Township has been captured and will soon be taken to a reptile sanctuary in Florida, Bucks County officials said Friday.

The roughly 4-foot-long gator was first spotted Thursday afternoon in Magnolia Lake, a popular fishing spot that covers about 25 acres in the Silver Lake Nature Center.

Ricky Sánchez, who was fishing in the lake, briefly caught the gator on his line before it got away. He posted a video on Instagram, shocked to see the non-native species in Magnolia Lake.

"What the f--- is an alligator doing here, bro?" Sánchez said in the video.

Joined by other onlookers at the lake, Sánchez posted a second video and said Bristol police had just arrived. Local authorities contacted the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat

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