Watch: Massive alligator, displaced by recent Florida flooding, lunges at deputies
The deputies were able to subdue the monster alligator and load it into a cage for relocation.
Massive alligator lunges at deputies after being displaced by Florida flooding
Deputies with the Indian River County Sheriff's Office got quite the experience when they were called in to wrangle a huge alligator in Sebastian, Florida. The alligator was found in a parking garage after getting displaced from last week's flooding event in the area. The sheriff's office stated that the alligator was unharmed and successfully relocated to a more suitable area in the county.
SEBASTIAN, Fla. – Florida deputies got quite the scare when they responded to a call involving a massive alligator that was where it did not belong.
On Friday, October 30, around 12:30 p.m. local time, a deputy with the Indian River County Sheriff's Office arrived at a residence where a massive alligator was reportedly sighted.
Deputies wrangle massive alligator displaced by flooding.
(Indian River County Sheriff's Office / FOX Weather)
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When he arrived, the gator was relaxing in a parking spot underneath the residential building in Sebastian, Florida.
"He's a big guy," the responding deputies can be heard saying on bodycam footage. "He's all of about 6-7 feet."
Deputies wrangle massive alligator displaced by flooding.
(Indian River County Sheriff's Office / FOX Weather)
He waited for a second deputy to arrive to help with capturing the alligator.
The pair approached the gator with snare poles in hand, to which the alligator began to hiss loudly.
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Image 1 of 2Deputies wrangle massive alligator displaced by flooding. (Indian River County Sheriff's Office)
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Image 2 of 2Deputies wrangle massive alligator displaced by flooding. (Indian River County Sheriff's Office)
When one of the deputies was able to get the device around the alligator's head, the gator lunged, sending the deputy a few steps back.
The second deputy approached the animal from the back, and as he got closer the alligator thrashed. It hissed and whipped its tail at the nearby deputy.
Deputies wrangle massive alligator displaced by flooding.
(Indian River County Sheriff's Office / FOX Weather)
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Once both snare poles were attached to the gator, it began to barrel spin.
The deputies were able to subdue the monster alligator and load it into a cage for relocation.
The video shows three deputies untying the alligator and releasing it near a marsh area in Inidan River County.
Deputies wrangle massive alligator displaced by flooding.
(Indian River County Sheriff's Office / FOX Weather)
"The gator was safely secured and relocated to a more suitable area within the county," the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post. "No one was hurt, including the alligator."
During the week leading up to this capture, Southern Florida was inundated with flooding due to the record King Tides event.