VENICE, Fla. (WFLA) — A nearly 9-foot gator that snuck its way onto a country club’s property in Venice was captured.
On Monday, deputies with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office were called to the Jacaranda West Country Club in Venice for a giant alligator causing a traffic jam on Sklar Drive.
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With the help of a Florida Fish and Wildlife trapper, deputies wrangled the 8.9-foot beast and loaded him up onto a trailer.
The video shows officials secure the gator, as it attempted to fight back, overturning and squirming on the grass. As they dragged it toward their vehicle, deputies had to use a lengthy pole to keep the massive animal at bay.
Eventually, the gator was hoisted onto the trailer, where it was relocated to a breeding farm…