‘Good boy’: Deputies wrangle ‘dinosaur’ gator near school
PINELLAS COUNTY, Florida (WJW) – Sheriff’s deputies in Florida got up close and personal with a massive alligator this week.
According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, deputies found the “absolute dinosaur” after a caller reported the gator was walking the same path kids in the area use to walk to school.
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“Stay! I said stay … That’s a good boy,” a responding officer is heard telling the alligator in body camera video.
Trappers contracted by Florida wildlife control authorities are seen trapping and duct-taping the thrashing gator’s jaws shut on the video, with the help of “fearful but willing” deputies, before the animal was relocated.
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“Remember this is Florida – if there’s a body of water, chances are good that an alligator is nearby,” the sheriff’s office wrote on Facebook.
The massive beast measured in at 12.5 feet.
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