A young wrangler comes to the rescue when an alligator blocks a road in Jacksonville, Florida. The wrangler successfully catches and subdues the alligator with a catch pole, while a little boy from a family of alligator trappers tapes its mouth shut.
An alligator blocking Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in Jacksonville, Florida , on Monday met its match when a young wrangler showed up at the scene. Law enforcement officers surrounding the alligator with their vehicles. However, the creature then crawls underneath a patrol vehicle, apparently trying to continue on its way or hide from the flashing lights.
Approximately ten minutes later, an alligator wrangler armed with a catch pole catches the animal and drags it out from underneath the vehicle. The video clip shows the alligator opening its jaws in protest as it is pulled away from the car. The animal then flails its body back and forth, working hard to free itself from the catch pole around its neck. However, the wrangler is able to subdue it and sit on top of the animal. The clip then shows a little boy approach the alligator and tape its mouth shut. 'News4JAX has learned the boy comes from a family of alligator trappers.
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