Never assume a sleeping alligator is just a stuffed toy. This time it was, but never assume.

Folks in Suffield, Connecticut, briefly thought they had a serious gator problem by the Connecticut river. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in a notably brief investigation, found out that it wasn't responsive to sound, touch or much of anything.

It was a a five-foot long stuffed toy. A realistic one at that, but not realistic enough to eat anyone.

No word yet from officials on who placed it there, or for what reason (even though scaring people is most likely a reason). Everyone is just relieved that it wasn't an actual living thing, hungry for townsfolk.  

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