Overview
- Seven Sarasota County deputies and a licensed trapper lifted the 600-pound alligator onto a truck, according to the sheriff’s office.
- The sheriff’s office said the animal was released at a local alligator farm following its capture.
- Video of the removal was posted to the agency’s Facebook page on Tuesday.
- Reporters noted the gator measured about 14 feet, just shy of Florida’s 14-foot-3.5-inch record cited by the state wildlife commission.
- The agency’s post adopted a playful tone, saying the unexpected visitor had plans to stay for the holidays and signing off with “See ya later, alligator.”