Skip to Content

Alligator captured outside Golden Gate High School on National Gator Day

By Sarah Mankowitz

Click here for updates on this story

    COLLIER COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — An 8-foot gator was captured after hanging out at Golden Gate High School on Wednesday.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, a contracted nuisance alligator trapper responded to a report of a nuisance alligator near a high school in Collier County.

Students and teachers got quite a show as trappers wrangled it.

“I was like, ‘What is happening?’ I thought it was, like, fake. I didn’t think it was real until I saw it moving around and stuff. He was kinda crazy, the alligator, rolling around,” said Carlos Murillo, a junior at Golden Gate High.

Even on National Gator Day, the “death roll” was no match for the professionals.

“Entire experience was kinda crazy; at least everyone was safe; no one got hurt, thank God,” Murillo said.

FWC said any alligator over four feet long can be considered a nuisance if it becomes a threat.

Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

Article Topic Follows: CNN - Regional

Jump to comments ↓

CNN Newsource

BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION

KION 46 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.

Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here

If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.

Skip to content