A police officer wrangled and captured a 9-foot alligator near an intersection in Tampa, Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission relocated the alligator to a “more suitable home,” according to police.
Spring means alligators – big ones, like the one you see here in this "jaw-dropping" body camera video, according to the Tampa Police Department. One of its officers wrangled a large, growling alligator as spectators watched from the sidewalks near West Kathleen Street and North Howard Avenue early Wednesday morning.Police said the alligator was taken for a ride by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to find a more suitable home.
State wildlife officials said the warmer temperatures also mean the American alligator, Florida’s state reptile, is more active and visible. Florida has a healthy and stable alligator population, estimated at 1.3 million alligators of every size. According to the FWC, they are found in freshwater lakes, ponds, swamps and slow-moving rivers in all 67 counties in Florida.
Serious injuries caused by alligators are rare in Florida, the FWC said. You should always keep a safe distance if you see an alligator and never feed one.
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