MASSIVE GATOR REMOVED FROM FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD

It wasn't exactly a day like any other, even for Florida.   

Last week, the peacefulness of a neighborhood in The Villages was interrupted by an welcome visit from a massive alligator.   The reptile was discovered laying on a front lawn in the community about 30 miles northwest of Mount Dora.  Reportedly, no one was home when the animal, which measured 11 feet, 7 inches, paid its visit.

​Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission representatives 'worked' the spirited animal to tire it out before wrangling it to tape its mouth closed and haul it away.

Alligators are found in all 67 counties in Florida. 

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