Jun 3, 2021
KNOCK, KNOCK.Around 2:45AM on June 1, a Plant City family woke up to a knock on their sliding glass doors. When they flipped on their lights, they certainly weren t expecting it to be a 9-foot alligator. District II deputies responded and helped FWC safely trap and relocate the gator. No one was injured.
The home is near a small retention pond. If you ever find yourself in a similar situation,teamHCSO wants to make sure you know exactly what to do!
Keep a safe distance
NEVER feed a gator
Hangry gator chases pedestrians through Wendy s parking lot in southwest Florida
By Fox 13 News staff
Published
(Lee County Sheriff s Office)
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. - Deputies in Lee County captured a hangry alligator after they said the reptile chased people through a fast-food restaurant parking lot.
The sheriff s office said it happened Monday at a Wendy s parking lot in Lehigh Acres.
Deputies responded to the scene and soon found the 6-foot gator.
(Lee County Sheriff s Office)
RELATED: He may have just been hangry for a cheeseburger, but he gave many quite the scare! the sheriff s office wrote on Twitter.
Deputies and a trapper from the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission wrangled the reptile and safely relocated it elsewhere.
Updated: 5:57 AM EDT May 17, 2021
TAMPA, Fla.
Editor s note: The above photo is a file photo of an alligator. It is not the one mentioned in this story.
One Florida man says he didn t need to think twice when it came to rescuing his 8-month-old Labrador from the jaws of an alligator.
Mike McCoy says he was walking the chocolate lab puppy, Jake, near a pond when an alligator jumped out from the water and pulled the dog under, according to WSVN.
NBC 6 in Miami says McCoy didn t hesitate and went right in after them. It s a parent instinct, he told NBC 6.