An alligator that was loitering near a Lake County residence was apprehended by a pair of sheriff’s deputies earlier this month, with video released Saturday of their feat.

The video posted to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page shows two deputies who first encounter the roughly 6-foot-long gator at a residence front entrance back on Sept. 4.

“Dispatch received a call from a woman stating that there was an alligator on her front porch area,” the Facebook post reads. “Deputies responded to capture and safely relocate the surprise visitor. Not our first call like this… but it’s always a Florida classic!”

The gator then makes a run around to the side of the home pushing through an unlocked gate to the backyard with the deputies following with some caution, according to body-wo

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