Mr. Stubbs was not like the other alligators.
An Arizona Highway Patrolman found him in a tractor trailer along Interstate 10, one of several exotic animals being transported without a permit. The alligator, who would be dubbed Mr. Stubbs upon taking up residence at the Phoenix Herpetological Society, was missing a large portion of his tail.
While no one is completely sure how Mr. Stubbs lost his tail, the theory is…