A North Carolina gator resisted capture by law enforcement and executed a 'death roll' on officers, video shows. The reptile was later safely removed.
A North Carolina gator was filmed doing a 'death roll' while law enforcement stubbornly wrangled him last week. The Brunswick County Sheriff's Office made a Facebook post about the incident on May 14. The reptile was spotted near Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington after residents alerted law enforcement to the creature. 'Our deputies never know what they are going to be called to respond to!' the Facebook post began.
He's gonna death roll,' another one said before the gator flipped on its back and rolled over on his stomach. Gators usually death roll as a fighting tactic when they've caught prey. 'He's growling, too, now,' an officer observed. The rest of the video shows the gator resisting the officers. Thankfully, the alligator was saved from traffic on the highway and those traveling the highway were saved from the gator!' the Facebook post concluded. Thank you deputies for bravely wrangling that big alligator!' CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Fox News Digital reached out to the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office for additional comment, but did not immediately hear back. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.
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