Today's Episode of "What Animal is in the Road in Houston"

[Bill]

https://www.click2houston.com/news/l...jacinto-river/

A driver is likely going to have to file a unique insurance claim after his vehicle was damaged when he hit and dragged a 10-foot gator in Montgomery County.

Anthony Jackson was driving the posted speed heading eastbound on the Grand Parkway around 3 a.m. Thursday. As he was crossing the San Jacinto Bridge, he hit a 300-pound gator that was in the road and dragged it under his vehicle for nearly a mile, according to authorities.

Jackson was not injured, but the gator did not survive the crash, officials said. It was loaded onto a wrecker while officials waited for a decision from the game warden about what to do with the body.

Ultimately, the game warden decided on a “burial by sea” and the gator’s body was dumped into the San Jacinto River.

Nothing to see here, folks, just a 300 lb. alligator, minding his own business, trying to cross the road, until some uncaring jerk motorist hit it and drug it for a half a mile. We also discovered that the local game warden is a little confused about the difference between fresh and salt water, although the actual area in question might be considered brackish, so there's that.

RIP Al. E. Gator, we hardly knew ye.

[99 pewtercoupe]

Sounds like drive in Houston can be an adventure on many levels 😁