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‘See Ya Later, Alligator:’ Florida Deputies Corral 600‑pound Reptile in Middle of Road
The 14-foot alligator was just inches short of Florida's record length and was relocated after blocking a road and resting at a Sarasota home, deputies said.
- On Tuesday the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office posted video showing seven deputies and a licensed trapper dislodged and lifted a 14-foot, 600-pound male alligator from a Sarasota residence and released it at an alligator farm.
- The animal was blocking a Florida road and resting on a home's doorstep, prompting deputies to corral the gator nearly a record-breaker in length.
- In the video, deputies climb onto the taped-mouth gator's legs as it hisses and whips its tail, while the trapper says `Get on a leg, everybody get on a leg,` and a deputy calls, `I need someone on that leg right there.`
- The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office posted a Facebook message saying `This massive guest had plans to stay for the holidays, but we had other ideas,` as deputies removed a 14-foot alligator blocking a road. The post included lighthearted messaging about the removal.
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission data place the animal near the state length record of 14 feet, 3 1/2 inches, framing it as only a few inches short of the benchmark.
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Deputies remove 14-foot alligator from Florida neighborhood
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies in Southwest Florida had their hands full when a 14-foot, 600-pound alligator decided to rest on the doorstep of a Sarasota residence.
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