Alligator captured outside Golden Gate High School on National Gator Day
By Sarah Mankowitz
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COLLIER COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — An 8-foot gator was captured after hanging out at Golden Gate High School on Wednesday.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, a contracted nuisance alligator trapper responded to a report of a nuisance alligator near a high school in Collier County.
Students and teachers got quite a show as trappers wrangled it.
“I was like, ‘What is happening?’ I thought it was, like, fake. I didn’t think it was real until I saw it moving around and stuff. He was kinda crazy, the alligator, rolling around,” said Carlos Murillo, a junior at Golden Gate High.
Even on National Gator Day, the “death roll” was no match for the professionals.
“Entire experience was kinda crazy; at least everyone was safe; no one got hurt, thank God,” Murillo said.
FWC said any alligator over four feet long can be considered a nuisance if it becomes a threat.
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