Overview

• The Lake County Sheriff’s Office posted bodycam and drone footage to Facebook showing deputies responding to a homeowner’s report of a front‑porch alligator.
• Video depicts deputies using wire snares as one deputy mounts the roughly 6‑foot reptile, clamps its jaws and secures tape around its mouth.
• After the capture, the animal is loaded into the back of a sheriff’s SUV and taken away for relocation, according to the agencies’ posts and local reports.
• WESH cites Sept. 9 for the call while the Orlando Sentinel references Sept. 4 based on the sheriff’s post, reflecting a minor discrepancy in reported timing.
• Comments on the sheriff’s post largely praised the deputies and took a light‑hearted tone, with no injuries or ongoing safety concerns reported.