Police Get Into A Wrestling Match With A 600 Pound Alligator

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00:00Police get into a wrestling match with a 600-pound alligator.

00:04In Sarasota County this week, deputies faced a serious challenge not from criminals,

00:09but from a massive 14-foot alligator weighing around 600 pounds.

00:14The dramatic scene unfolded as a team of seven sheriff's deputies worked alongside a professional trapper

00:19to capture and safely remove the enormous reptile from a local area.

00:24The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office released video footage of the capture,

00:27which showed the intense effort involved.

00:30The trapper managed to secure the alligator's powerful jaws using a clamp device,

00:34while the deputies quickly moved in to pin down its legs and thick, muscular tail.

00:39According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission,

00:42alligators become less active when temperatures drop.

00:46They stop eating when the weather dips below 70 degrees Fahrenheit

00:49and enter a dormant or very low activity state once temperatures fall under 55 degrees.

00:55Daytime temperatures in Sarasota County have recently stayed in the low 70s,

00:59which is right around the point when these cold-blooded animals begin to seek out warmth and slow down.

01:04This is also seen in other Florida reptiles, like iguanas,

01:08which are known to become cold-stunned during winter snaps.

01:12In very cold weather, iguanas have been spotted falling from trees,

01:15frozen in place from the sudden temperature drop,

01:18a strange but common sight during Florida winters.

01:21The large alligator in this case was not injured,

01:24and, according to the sheriff's office, was safely relocated to an alligator farm.

01:30Authorities encourage residents to call professionals

01:32and not attempt to approach or remove wild animals on their own.

01:36Thankfully, this story ended without injuries,

01:38and the alligator is now in a new home where it can be observed,

01:42cared for, and, most importantly,

01:45kept away from residential neighborhoods.

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