The Belle Isle Park alligator that captivated metro Detroit has been captured and is now safely housed at the Great Lakes Serpentarium in Westland.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources confirmed the alligator was picked up Wednesday evening after being found by two men who had been searching for the elusive reptile. The foot-and-a-half-long gator, now named Fafnir, is settling into her new home.

Troy Keteyian and Stephen Hart teamed up earlier this week on Belle Isle and successfully caught the small alligator.

"We bumped into each other right at the right moment. I spotted him under a tree, we both had nets and he said 'hey can I help?' And we got him out," Hart said.

The two men brought Fafnir to the Great Lakes Serpentarium, owned by Michael Wilson and his girlfriend Kate Mi

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