Florida deputies hogtie alligator ‘loitering’ in Wendy’s parking lot
Deputies and wildlife officials caught gator at a Hernando County, Florida, Wendy's location
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Deputies in Florida wrangled a large alligator that was found wandering a Wendy’s parking lot on Wednesday, authorities said.
The gator was said to be "loitering" outside the fast-food restaurant on Commercial Way in Spring Hill, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office announced.
Responding deputies requested help from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission to capture the gator.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Photos show the giant reptile appearing to resist officers’ efforts to take it into custody.
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Deputies and an officer with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission captured the gator. (Hernando County Sheriff's Office)
The officers were eventually able to catch the gator – and hogtie it – before transporting it safely from the parking lot.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The gator was found in the parking lot of a Wendy's in Spring Hill, Florida. (Hernando County Sheriff's Office)
Earlier this month, another alligator measuring 7 feet long was found outside a middle school in Lee County as students were getting dropped off.
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Officers captured the gator and safely relocated it.