Merritt Island homeowner finds alligator in hot tub

4-foot gator gets into screened-in pool deck

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – A homeowner in Merritt Island found a surprise visitor in his backyard Thursday afternoon, when he discovered a 4-foot gator relaxing in his hot tub.

The homeowner tells Local 6 his dog was barking at the back door and when he went out on to his back porch to check it out, he found the alligator in his hot tub.

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The man called an alligator trapper and removed the gator from the hot tub.

It's not clear how the gator got into the screened-in patio.


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