Chunky alligator draws a crowd as it lumbers through Texas neighborhood, video shows
A large alligator drew a crowd as it lumbered through a neighborhood in Texas, videos on social media show.
The alligator was spotted walking along the grass near a brick wall about 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12 in Cinco Ranch, KHOU reported and video posted on Twitter by Fort Bend County Constable Chad Norvell shows.
A few hours later, the alligator still had not left, according to a video shared on Twitter by Michael Schwab. Instead, a crowd had gathered to watch the animal’s “morning stroll.”
An alligator rescue service soon showed up to relocate the 10.5-foot-long alligator, Bayou City Gator Savers posted on Facebook.
Video shows a man approach the alligator that – unsuccessfully – attempts to roll away. The man sits on the alligator and ties it up, moving it toward the road where a tow truck and pickup truck are waiting.
The tow truck lifts the alligator up and puts it into the bed of the pickup truck that visibly sinks beneath its weight, video shows. The alligator weighed 400 pounds, Houston Chronicle reported.
A man straps the alligator in as people crowd around, footage shows.
“Bye, sweetheart,” someone calls in the video.
The alligator was taken to a sanctuary in Beaumont, Texas, KHOU reported.
Cinco Ranch is about 30 miles west of downtown Houston.
Near Cinco Ranch in Katy, TX, a 12 foot alligator was taking a morning stroll near neighborhoods and a busy street.
The police tried to get him back in the bayou but after hours of waiting, they had him removed and sent to Gator Country in Beaumont, TX. pic.twitter.com/VQ5zBpe8Lj— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) September 12, 2022
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