NATCHEZ &8212; The Calhoun family dog cornered an unusual prey Friday evening.

&8220;Shadow has treed squirrels and caught chipmunks and snakes, but never an alligator before,&8221; Elizabeth Calhoun said.

The alligator Shadow cornered against the Calhouns&8217; house at 379 Morgantown Road was small, about 30 inches long.

Elizabeth&8217;s husband Nathan said he heard the dog barking and came out to see what was going on.

When he and Elizabeth found it was an alligator, they called the Wilkinson County game warden, because Adams County does not have a game warden, they said. He said he would take the animal back to Wilkinson County.

There are ponds across the street and down the road from the Calhouns, Elizabeth said, and a bayou behind their house. That may be where the alligator came from, she said.

Her biggest concern was that even an alligator that small might hurt children in the neighborhood.

&8220;This is a baby, so there&8217;s got to be a mama or more babies around,&8221; she said.