The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said it received a call for an alligator “loitering” in the parking lot of a Wendy’s. When deputies arrived, they found the large alligator in a parking space and called in a trapper from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Deputy and trapper wrangle alligator The alligator was found "loitering" outside Wendy's. (Hernando County Sheriff's Office)
The trapper and a deputy worked together and used a rope and catch pole to wrangle the animal, WFLA reported.
The alligator was approximately 6 feet long, WPLG reported.
FWC took the alligator into custody.
0 of 7
Deputies wrangle alligator ‘loitering’ at Florida Wendy’s Photos show a deputy and trapper working together to wrangle the massive alligator outside a Wendy's restaurant in Hernando County. (Hernando County Sheriff’s Office)
Deputies wrangle alligator ‘loitering’ at Florida Wendy’s Photos show a deputy and trapper working together to wrangle the massive alligator outside a Wendy's restaurant in Hernando County. (Hernando County Sheriff’s Office)
Deputies wrangle alligator ‘loitering’ at Florida Wendy’s Photos show a deputy and trapper working together to wrangle the massive alligator outside a Wendy's restaurant in Hernando County. (Hernando County Sheriff’s Office)
Deputies wrangle alligator ‘loitering’ at Florida Wendy’s Photos show a deputy and trapper working together to wrangle the massive alligator outside a Wendy's restaurant in Hernando County. (Hernando County Sheriff’s Office)
Deputies wrangle alligator ‘loitering’ at Florida Wendy’s Photos show a deputy and trapper working together to wrangle the massive alligator outside a Wendy's restaurant in Hernando County. (Hernando County Sheriff’s Office)
Deputies wrangle alligator ‘loitering’ at Florida Wendy’s Photos show a deputy and trapper working together to wrangle the massive alligator outside a Wendy's restaurant in Hernando County. (Hernando County Sheriff’s Office)
