Officers from the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office this week weathered a close encounter with a 14-foot alligator that had parked itself in the middle of a residential street. Local media reported the reptile blocked traffic and caused a stir, even tripping an alarm at one house, before a contingent of sheriff's deputies arrived. Working with a professional trapper, they secured the alligator and lifted it safely into a truck as local residents watched. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune said the gator

SEE YA LATER, ALLIGATOR 🐊 These Sarasota County deputies used some serious teamwork to wrangle this 14-foot, 600-pound alligator: https://www.wtsp.com/article/life/animals/video-14-foot-gator-rescued-sarasota/67-28e3acc1-2093-4952-bcc2-7cd0283553ee?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_10_Tampa_Bay | 10 Tampa Bay