After reports of an alligator in a Pike county pond, several people spent Monday searching for the animal.

City officials who work in the area everyday say an alligator could be possible, but they have seen a beaver on several occassions that could be mistaken for an alligator.

“Looking at it on the inside of the water, it looks just like an alligator. It’s probably three or three and a half feet long,” said Ricky Slone, a city employee.

“If you look up and down both ponds, you’ll see where the beavers have been hard at work,” said Pike County Fire Chief Tommy Hall.

Officials said they will continue to search the waters to make sure there are no alligators, and if anyone see anything unusual they urge citizens to report it immediately.

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