Watch monster 12-foot alligator get removed from Texas roadside ditch in a unique way
This monster 12-foot alligator wasn’t wrangled or trapped before it was removed from a ditch near a populated area.
Instead, Texas officials used an unconventional way to get the creature away from the populated area.
Video shows Mont Belvieu officials using a grapple truck on June 3 to pick up the gator and place it into the back of the vehicle.
City officials told McClatchy News that the alligator had been in the shallow ditch for a short period of time, though they could not give an exact estimate.
The ditch was along a main road on the east side of the town, officials said. With a “highly utilized sidewalk” and developing neighborhood nearby, the creature posed a threat to the public, officials said.
Once the gator was removed from the ditch, it was transferred to the Texas game warden, Mont Belvieu officials said.
Mont Belvieu is about a 30-mile drive east of Houston.
This story was originally published June 4, 2024 at 2:23 PM with the headline "Watch monster 12-foot alligator get removed from Texas roadside ditch in a unique way."
