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KNOCK KNOCK: Alligator spotted knocking on doors in Florida neighborhood

Giant reptile seen in the Tortuga neighborhood of Lee County

An alligator spotted by the door to a home in Lee County (Lee County Sheriff's Office)

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Residents in Lee County were in for a strange surprise when they got a visit from an alligator, according to the sheriff’s office.

On Monday, the sheriff’s office released video of an alligator outside a home in the Tortuga neighborhood.

The footage shows deputies helping to wrangle the alligator before loading it onto a truck.

“Thankfully, he was secured and handed over to the trapper safely,” deputies wrote. “How’s that for taking a BITE out outta crime?”


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