Google might be (slightly) less secretive about its server halls these days, but we're sure the company never expected this kind of visitor at one of its cooling experiments-- a 1.2m-long alligator! 

The cooling test in question involves the use of a stormwater retention pond at Berkeley County, South Carolina. According to the Post and Courier, the pond filled up with algae, demanding the addition of fish. And that is when the alligator decided to become a Google resident of sorts. 

Now the company has to will call for government assistance should the scaley beast grows over 2m in length. 

Google built $600 million data centre at the 2-square km site on 2008, and is currently building a 2nd $600m facility close by.

The search giant is well known for innovative server cooling systems. For example, icy sea waters from the Baltic cool a server hall at Hamina, Finland. Maybe it should stick to the Nordics to keep servers frosty?

Go Google Data Centre Executive Updates Berkely County Site (The Post and Courier)