An alarming but not exactly surprising sight for people living in Texas. One neighbor adds another gator to his list of spottings after a relatively calm reptile goes for a midnight stroll.
Missouri City man spots an 11-foot alligator roaming in the Quail Valley Thunderbird neighborhood in southeast Texas.Gator sightings are not uncommon in southeast Texas, so that's why one neighbor who spotted the creature says he knew exactly what to do.
He told ABC13 he knew to stay in his car and to call the police, who came and kept an eye on the scene until a trapper arrived about an hour later.Greigg snapped photos and videos of the gator and shared them with Eyewitness News. One video shows the gator being hoisted up after the capture, which took about three hours to complete.
Greigg has lived in the neighborhood for about 10 years and has seen about seven gators. He told ABC13 he spotted another one in his pool last month, although it was only half the size.& Wildlife, Texas has seen a rapid repopulation of alligators during the past 20 years due to legal protection, enhanced habitat conditions, and new water impoundment projects.
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