POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Maybe he just needed a snack break?
According to the Miami Herald, deputies in Florida rescued a 3-foot-long alligator Wednesday after Polk City residents spotted the reptile underneath a Circle K vending machine. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office later took to Twitter to share a series of photos snapped during the incident.
“The people of #PolkCity wanted to highlight their most recent PCSO gator rescue as well so they sent in these pics,” the post read. “This little guy was hanging out under a vending machine @CircleKStores. Three deputies later, he was no longer freaking people out and the subject of lots of pics!”
The people of #PolkCity wanted to highlight their most recent PCSO gator rescue as well so they sent in these pics. This little guy was hanging out under a vending machine @CircleKStores. 3 deputies later, he was no longer freaking people out & the subject of lots of pics! pic.twitter.com/ed6PWixVw5
— Polk County Sheriff 🚔 (@PolkCoSheriff) June 16, 2021
The rescue came a day after deputies nabbed a 5 1/2-foot gator after finding from the porch of an Eagle Lake home, the Herald reported. Authorities “were sure to say ‘see ya later’” when they relocated the reptile to Lake McLeod, the Sheriff’s Office tweeted.
Not to be outdone by a kitten rescue, Deputies Hardy & Ferguson apprehended this 5.5 foot intruder from a family's porch in Eagle Lake yesterday & relocated him to Lake McLeod. They were sure to say "see ya later." #gatorpatrol #onlyinPolk #onlyinFL #welivehere pic.twitter.com/skiITnjD5P
— Polk County Sheriff 🚔 (@PolkCoSheriff) June 15, 2021
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