A five-foot alligator mysteriously made its way to Johnny Clemmons' pond located on his farm.

No one is quite sure how the 4- to 6-year-old North American alligator got into the pond, but Clemmons thinks it moved from a nearby swamp that dried up about two months ago.

He called animal control officers to remove the animal from the pond and Animal Control Director Todd Nix says he will contact a game biologist and make arrangements to release the animal in a safe environment.