The Vols are taking on the Gators this weekend but an alligator has been found in East Tennessee.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency say they had a surprising call yesterday in the Whites Creek area of Rhea County where they trapped a four-foot alligator.
The gator was taken to the Chattanooga Zoo.
Officials say that alligators are not native to this part of Tennessee and ask that residents not dump unwanted animals. Currently, alligators are found in Shelby and Hardin Counties in West Tennessee.
TWRA says alligators are naturally expanding their range into Tennessee from the southern border states and can survive Tennessee winters by going into a hibernation.
