"Deputies with the Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) had a wild encounter wrangling a 6-foot alligator in a local resident's yard, and luckily for the internet, it was captured on drone and body cam video. According to a report by Orlando Weekly, the deputies were responding to a call from a woman in Clermont (about 20 miles west of Orlando) who said there was a large alligator on her front porch."
"When the cops arrived on scene, the alligator darts around to the side of the house, headbutts a fence gate, and tries to flee to the backyard. The deputies pursue the wily reptile and one manages to lasso the gator and then grab it by the tail and neck, holding it down and holding the jaws shut so another deputy can wrap tape around the jaws."
"According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, there are about 1.3 million alligators in the state, present in all 67 counties. Florida runs a State Nuisance Alligator Program that residents can call to have a troublesome gator removed if it's at least 4 feet in length and believed to pose a threat to people, pets or property. Alligators less than 4 feet in length are not large enough to be dangerous to people or pets, unless handled, the FWC website warns."
Lake County deputies responded to a Clermont homeowner's call after a 6-foot alligator appeared on a front porch and was recorded by drone and body cam. The alligator ran to the side of the house, headbutted a fence gate, and tried to flee to the backyard. Deputies lassoed the gator, grabbed its tail and neck, held it down and taped its jaws shut for relocation. The LCSO posted video clips with a musical soundtrack on social media. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission estimates about 1.3 million alligators statewide and operates a State Nuisance Alligator Program for gators at least four feet long. The FWC warns people never to handle alligators.
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