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POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff’s were called to a Mulberry neighborhood after sights of an alligator roaming around
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According to some of the people in the neighborhood, the alligator was in someone’s front yard hissing at those who passed by it.
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The Polk County Sheriff’s office got to the scene and kept an eye and waited until a trapper came to get the gator.
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Here is a tweet from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office:
Today's #WildlifeWednesday photos were provided by Jacob after we rec'd a call from Rhonda in #Mulberry regarding this huge gator hissing at folks from his comfy spot in someone's front yard! The deputies were happy to 'keep an eye' on the dude until a trapper could respond.… pic.twitter.com/w74QGdV4RX
— Polk County Sheriff 🚔 Grady Judd (@PolkCoSheriff) July 31, 2024
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