St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1 in Slidell shared the alligator capture on Facebook on Saturday.
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The agents spotted the alligator inside a garage. One of the officers used a rope to drag the gator out, but the animal put up a little fight.
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They were able to get control of the alligator and even put handcuffs on it.
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The gator was eventually taken to a safe location to be released.
For some Houston-area residents, alligator sightings are all too familiar. Just recently in Fort Bend County, a big alligator was spotted roaming a neighborhood after the storms in Richmond. It even walked up to the front step of a home.
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