Terrifying Moment Massive 11ft Alligator LUNGES on Workers Trying to Kidnap Him in Florida
Terrifying moment a massive 11ft alligator swoops down on workers trying to pull it out of Florida neighborhood
- An 11ft alligator was trapped by animal control officers after a Florida resident encountered the creature while exercising in the early hours of Thursday
- A call was first made to Homestead Police before professional trappers, Pesky Critters Wildlife Control, were dispatched to deal with the reptile.
- After a whole battle, they managed to capture the alligator and transport it
Professional wildlife trappers managed to tussle over an 11ft alligator as it savagely pummeled them in the early hours of Thursday in Florida.
They were notified after a concerned resident encountered the alligator near the Homestead Sports Complex in Homestead, who then contacted local police. They in turn contacted Pesky Critters Wildlife Control.
In a video posted online by the company, owner Todd Hardwick and his trappers can be seen engaged in a battle with the angry alligator.
The reptile can be seen snapping its jaws and lunging at trappers, and even performing a death roll – a spinning maneuver typically used to rip prey apart.
In footage shot from multiple angles, the alligator can be seen with its deadly jaws wide open.
An 11ft alligator was trapped by animal control officers after a Florida resident encountered the creature while exercising in the early hours of Thursday
A call was first made to Homestead Police before professional trappers, Pesky Critters Wildlife Control, were dispatched to deal with the reptile.
Trappers used a variety of tools including straps and metal poles
The trappers try to put a noose around them in order to close its mouth, but the alligator keeps its jaws spread even while hissing at the men.
Eventually, they manage to wrap a rope around the alligator before it quickly rolls towards them across the grass and then onto the road.
At one point, the alligator stands still before suddenly swooping in without notice – almost like an angry dog.
“Hold on tight so he can’t rush at me so hard,” Hardwick tells his co-workers.
Finally, they manage to tape the alligator’s mouth shut before the officers help lift the huge creature into the back of the catcher’s van.
The early morning drama was captured by cameras from multiple angles
One worker used a pole while another attempted to use a strap to tie up the creature
The alligator was finally trapped around 3:30 a.m. Thursday morning.
Although being injured or killed by alligators is extremely rare in Florida, alligators are defined as a nuisance when over 4 feet in length and a threat to people, pets, or property.
According to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report on the Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program, or SNAP, the state has 113 contracted nuisance alligator trappers who field 10,000 calls for their services each year.
Once captured, the alligators become the property of the trapper to be sold either for their skin or meat, or to be sold alive to be raised in a zoo or farm.
Healthy alligator populations exist in all of Florida’s 67 counties, but so-called “nuisance alligators” are not moved into the wild because their reintroduction can lead to territorial fights and deaths among other alligators. , according to the FWC.
Healthy alligator populations exist in all 67 counties of Florida.
Trappers had to keep a distance as they attempted to tackle the reptile
The animal would remain calm and silent before suddenly rushing forward
It was a complex capture for the Pesky Critter Wildlife Control trapper team
Finally, they manage to tape the alligator’s mouth shut before the officers help lift the huge creature into the back of the catcher’s van.
After a whole battle, they managed to capture the alligator and transport it on a pick-up truck
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