Crime & Safety
Little Gator Gets 'Big Mad' As Pinellas Deputies Wrangle It: Watch
Watch deputies wrangle a tiny, feisty gator hiding in the bushes of a front yard in Pinellas County.
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Over the weekend, when a county resident heard "a peculiar rustling in their bushes," they were surprised to find a tiny alligator, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office wrote in a Facebook post. (Watch a video of deputies catching the gator below.)
"Is any day in Florida complete without a gator sighting?" the agency wrote.
Deputies responded to the home to wrangle the baby gator, who was quite peeved about being removed from the yard.
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"Though he may be but little he can still cause a fierce disruption," the sheriff's office wrote.
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That's why they gave PCSO a call. The fella was 'big mad' but safely relocated to a nearby pond where he could cool down."
Watch a video of Pinellas County deputies catching the feisty gator:
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