‘Never in a million years’: alligator strolls into North Carolina bagel shop

3ft-long reptile was looking for a meal before animal protective services safely removed it from establishment Surveillance cameras installed in a North Carolina bagel shop caught a small alligator purposefully strolling though the back door, through the stockroom and to the front counter, startling employees and customers – one of whom armed himself with a chair against the intruder. The 3ft-long alligator’s intrusion in Bagel Dock Express in Southport, North Carolina, last Thursday was later shared by the business. Continue reading...

Edward Helmore · Wed, Nov 4, 2026, 8:40 AM
US news | The Guardian

‘Never in a million years’: alligator strolls into North Carolina bagel shop

3ft-long reptile was looking for a meal before animal protective services safely removed it from establishment

Surveillance cameras installed in a North Carolina bagel shop caught a small alligator purposefully strolling though the back door, through the stockroom and to the front counter, startling employees and customers – one of whom armed himself with a chair against the intruder.

The 3ft-long alligator’s intrusion in Bagel Dock Express in Southport, North Carolina, last Thursday was later shared by the business.

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