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Alligator, large exotic snakes found dead in Caledon, Ont., ditch: police

CALEDON, Ont. — Ontario provincial police are investigating after an alligator and roughly five large exotic snakes were found dead in a ditch northwest of Toronto.

OPP say the grim discovery was made on Christmas Eve in Caledon, Ont.

They say the case is being investigated as possible animal cruelty.

The Toronto Zoo says it is providing expert assistance in the investigation.

The Canadian Press


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