Summary A maintenance worker discovered the alligator, which is about a foot long.
CHICAGO (AP) — A small alligator found under an escalator at Chicago s O Hare International Airport has left authorities puzzled.
A maintenance worker discovered the alligator, which is about a foot long, on Friday in Terminal 3, Chicago Police spokesman Jose Estrada said Sunday.
An officer captured the reptile by putting a trash can over it.
"We don t know where it came from or how long it d been residing in the airport facilities," Estrada said. "It s one of those random incidents."
The gator is now being cared for by the Chicago Herpetological Society.
"It was in pretty bad shape," said Jason Hood, the group s president. "We re trying to get it healthy and find a place for it."
He said the gator would likely head to an out-of-state alligator farm once authorities give the organization the all-clear to release the animal.
No one was injured.
