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LI owners: See ya later, alligators

A healthy dose of “gator-aid” was served up yesterday on Long Island.

Pet owners ponied up three alligators at the first-ever amnesty program aimed at luring illegal reptiles and amphibians.

“I’m done with alligators,” said a man who surrendered his coldblooded 4-footer, Wally, 4, at the Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown. “It was getting too big for its enclosure. I got it as a baby and got attached to it. I just want a better home for it.”

Another alligator was dropped off by a man who quickly slithered away, and a third was found in a box near the center.

The critters were adopted by the Rainforest Reptile Show, a traveling educational program.

Abandoned alligators have been an issue on Long Island. Just last week, four of the beasts were fished out of the Peconic River. They can grow to 14 feet, weigh 1,000 pounds and live 50 years.

A boa constrictor, two tortoises and a snapping turtle were also surrendered.