Angry Gator Tied Up, Dragged From South FL Backyard By Trapper: Watch

HOMESTEAD, FL — A Florida alligator trapper recently wrangled a 7-foot, 2-inch gator in the backyard of a Homestead home. (Watch a video of the gator being trapped below.)

Todd Hardwick, the owner of Pesky Critters Wildlife Control and a wildlife trapper for more than 40 years, and his team used a pole and a rope to subdue the angry gator and drag it from the yard on Saturday.

The gator can be seen hissing, thrashing and lunging at Hardwick in videos of the capture, which were shared on the company’s Facebook page.

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The trappers taped his snout and legs and put him in the back of a pickup truck.

“Pesky Critters Wildlife Control was called to handle reports of an alligator in the Redlands area, on the roadway, that then ran into this homeowner’s backyard,” the company wrote in a Facebook post. “Our team of trappers quickly sprang into action and safely removed this nuisance alligator. As alligators become more active in the coming months, please remember, if you see an alligator in a residential area, it’s important to NEVER approach it. Immediately call wildlife professionals to handle the situation.”

Watch Hardwick and his team trap a gator in a Miami-area backyard: