{"id":139833,"date":"2025-01-20T22:56:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T15:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139833"},"modified":"2025-01-20T22:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T15:56:22","slug":"photos-florida-storm-drain-traps-10-foot-alligator-triggering-urgent-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139833","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Florida storm drain traps 10-foot alligator triggering urgent rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Authorities in Mont Belvieu, a suburb of Houston in southeast Texas, used a grapple truck to remove a 12-foot-long alligator who had settled into a roadside ditch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>CAPE CORAL, Fla. <\/strong>\u2013 Things got interesting in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> neighborhood over the weekend after a monstrous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alligator<\/a> became trapped in a storm drain, triggering a frightening rescue operation.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/florida\/cape-coral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cape Coral<\/a> firefighters responded to the unusual call Saturday morning after a passerby reported the 10-foot-6-inch gator stuck within the culvert.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/alligator-frozen-pond-ice-north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WATCH: ALLIGATOR SURVIVES IN FROZEN POND BY BREATHING THROUGH ICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/474087233_1045180324311914_1059935241863237097_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/474087233_1045180324311914_1059935241863237097_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/474087233_1045180324311914_1059935241863237097_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/474087233_1045180324311914_1059935241863237097_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/474087233_1045180324311914_1059935241863237097_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/474087233_1045180324311914_1059935241863237097_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/474087233_1045180324311914_1059935241863237097_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Things got interesting in a Florida neighborhood over the weekend after a monstrous alligator became trapped in a storm drain, triggering a frightening rescue operation.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Talk about a Saturday morning surprise!<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Cape Coral Fire Department)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Working with a Florida Fish and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wildlife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildlife<\/a> Conservation Commission trapper, firefighters used the winch on their brush truck to lift the heavy storm drain lid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/alligator-captured-near-record-breaking-florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SEE THE MASSIVE ALLIGATOR FOUND LURKING IN A SOUTH FLORIDA SWAMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/474044468_1045180444311902_2700675148184763333_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/474044468_1045180444311902_2700675148184763333_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/474044468_1045180444311902_2700675148184763333_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/474044468_1045180444311902_2700675148184763333_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/474044468_1045180444311902_2700675148184763333_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/474044468_1045180444311902_2700675148184763333_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/474044468_1045180444311902_2700675148184763333_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Things got interesting in a Florida neighborhood over the weekend after a monstrous alligator became trapped in a storm drain, triggering a frightening rescue operation.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Lifting that storm drain lid was no easy feat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Cape Coral Fire Department)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">With careful coordination, they assisted the trapper in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safely<\/a> removing the large reptile from the drain and securing it on the truck.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/coins-removed-stomach-leucistic-alligator-omaha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>70 COINS PULLED FROM WHITE ALLIGATOR&#8217;S STOMACH IN NEBRASKA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/474243872_1045180264311920_7233897793299853383_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/474243872_1045180264311920_7233897793299853383_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/474243872_1045180264311920_7233897793299853383_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/474243872_1045180264311920_7233897793299853383_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/474243872_1045180264311920_7233897793299853383_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/474243872_1045180264311920_7233897793299853383_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/474243872_1045180264311920_7233897793299853383_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Things got interesting in a Florida neighborhood over the weekend after a monstrous alligator became trapped in a storm drain, triggering a frightening rescue operation.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Firefighters and a trapper coordinated the safe removal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Cape Coral Fire Department)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Given the alligator&#8217;s significant size, it was determined that it would be relocated to a specialized gator farm,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CapeCoralFD\/posts\/pfbid0mVogR8RJLfLiUAJb4fWMQqGmfLgiBY5GPtbhovJXPMzT4BcrbQmBxP2k7ATnaVnkl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">firefighters said in a Facebook post<\/a> along with photos of the rescue mission.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/florida-man-survives-12-foot-alligator-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FLORIDA MAN DESCRIBES PRYING HIS HEAD OUT OF A 12-FOOT ALLIGATOR&#8217;S MOUTH AS &#8216;NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/474206338_1045180474311899_6612989162968447130_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/474206338_1045180474311899_6612989162968447130_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/474206338_1045180474311899_6612989162968447130_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/474206338_1045180474311899_6612989162968447130_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/474206338_1045180474311899_6612989162968447130_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/474206338_1045180474311899_6612989162968447130_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/474206338_1045180474311899_6612989162968447130_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Things got interesting in a Florida neighborhood over the weekend after a monstrous alligator became trapped in a storm drain, triggering a frightening rescue operation.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Off to an alligator farm it goes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Cape Coral Fire Department)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Authorities added that the animal will live out its life in a suitable environment there and may even contribute to a breeding program.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;As a firefighter, you are never going to know what you are going to encounter, but we are honored to help our Cape Coral community in any way we can,&#8221; the fire department said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/cape-coral-florida-storm-drain-alligator-firefighters\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities in Mont Belvieu, a suburb of Houston in southeast Texas, used a grapple 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