Overview
- The video, released Saturday on the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, shows deputies responding to a home earlier this month.
- Footage captures the alligator at the front entrance before it moves into the backyard with deputies following at a safe distance.
- Deputies use snare poles to control the roughly 6-foot animal, secure its jaws with tape, and bring it under control without injuries reported.
- The alligator is loaded into the back seat of a sheriff’s SUV and taken away for relocation, according to the agencies’ posts.
- WESH reported the release on Sept. 20 using the sheriff’s video, while the Orlando Sentinel detailed the body-worn camera and drone angles from the post.