Gigantic 7-foot alligator finds a new home in a nice suburban pool
Alligators may live in swamps, but that doesn't mean they don't dream of moving to some sparking suburban pool someday.
A family in Florida call the Sarasota County's Sheriff's office on Monday after they discovered a seven-foot alligator swimming in their pool. The alligator had let itself in, entirely uninvited.
How rude!
"Deputy Lori Clark was first to respond to the Plantation neighborhood where this healthy seven to eight-foot gator was at the bottom of a family's swimming pool, " the Sarasota County said on Facebook, before adding some choice hashtags like #OnlyInFlorida and #MemorialDayInTheSunshineState.
A trapper was then called to the scene to help remove the alligator.
You can watch the entire trapping experience here, and take comfort that this is not, in fact, your job.
Tell us this only happens in Florida.
Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.
