Mike O’Neal was looking for fish while participating in a Clermont Bass Club tournament on Sunday. The Cleveland man and his fishing partner, Harold Grizzle, ended up finding something much more surprising near Don Carter State Park on the Chattahoochee River portion of Lake Lanier. A juvenile alligator, about 2.5 feet long, popped its head out of the water and moved within about 5 feet of the boat and didn’t appear to be scared while staying there for a few minutes.
Small gator not doing any harm in Lanier, DNR says