The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office found out the answer to the question: "How many deputies does it take to evict a 14-foot gator?"
The query is part of the agency's Dec. 2 Facebook post about a run-in with a massive alligator that was blocking a roadway in Florida. According to the sheriff's office's post, it takes "7 brave deputies and 1 skilled trapper" to remove a 14-foot gator, and they have video evidence to back it up.
The clip accompanying the Facebook post starts with the 600-pound gator splayed out on a Florida road as several uniformed people approach it. Once the people assisting with the reptile's removal reach the animal (whose mouth is already taped shut), they squat down and attempt to pick the creature up.
It quickly becomes clear that they need more manpower to mov

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