Footage recorded by Henry Coleman III and obtained by Storyful showed a man and the child taping the alligator's mouth shut while wrangling it. It all unfolded in the middle of a Jacksonville highway. The video shows the alligator making its way under a police vehicle, but the trapper manages to grab it with a catch pole. READ: Florida gator mating season begins soon: Here’s what to knowThe trapper can then be seen handing the pole to the child, who was standing near the police vehicle.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said a state program works to trap alligators in developed areas and bring them to a more natural area for them to reside. That program is known as the Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program .It uses contracted alligator trappers throughout Florida to remove alligators that the FWC deems a nuisance.
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