Florida 7-Eleven gets surprise visit from huge gator, a week after another 600-pound beast found in Sarasota
The Sheriff's Office posted the video to Facebook, sharing, "Yes… it happened again. Another day, another gator – Sarasota’s really determined to make this a weekly series."
Giant Florida gator surprises staff at Venice 7-Eleven
Staff at the 7-Eleven in Venice, Florida received a surprise visit from a giant gator, coming in just over 10 feet long. This follows after a 600-pound gator was caught wandering the streets of Sarasota. The office puts it best, ‘Another day, another gator.’
VENICE, FL.- An alligator just over 10 feet long wandered its way to a 7-Eleven in Venice, Florida, coming just one week after a 600-pound gator paid a visit to the streets of Sarasota.
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Footage released by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office on Dec. 9 displays the efforts made to capture the giant gator, as reports mention that the officers were assisted by a contracted alligator wrangler.
The crew worked together to guide the alligator to the truck and carefully loaded it onto the trailer without causing any injury.
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Sarasota County Sheriff’s Officers load a giant alligator onto a trailer after it wondered to a 7-Eleven in Venice, Florida. (Sarasota County Sheriff's Officer Via Storyful / FOX Weather)
The Sheriff's Office posted the video to Facebook, sharing, "Yes… it happened again. Another day, another gator – Sarasota’s really determined to make this a weekly series."
As alligators are native to Florida, more visits could be on the horizon.