Alligator visits Beaufort-Port Royal firefighters

Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department firefighters were greeted at the station Sunday morning by a 5-foot alligator.

The department shared a photo of the trespassing reptile on their Facebook page later in the day, joking that the crocodilian dropped by “to say thank you” for their rescue of another alligator from a Beaufort County YMCA pool in Port Royal last month.

After posing for a few photos, the alligator was relocated to the Cypress Wetlands in Port Royal by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, according to the department.

This story was originally published June 12, 2016 at 11:12 PM with the headline "Alligator visits Beaufort-Port Royal firefighters."