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Look before you leap in! Gator found lounging in Sarasota Co. pool

The gator captured measured about 11 feet long.
Credit: Sarasota County Sheriff's Office

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. - The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office helped capture an 11-foot gator from a swimming pool on Friday night.

The sheriff's office posted a picture and a video on its Facebook page.

The video shows a trapper wrangling the gator out of the pool.

The FWC warned earlier this week that gators are becoming more active as the temperatures rise. On Friday morning, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office also came across an alligator that they had to relocate.

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