Florida family finds 9-foot gator outside their home

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida family found a 9-foot gator near their sliding glass doors on Tuesday!

The family in Plant City woke up around 2:45 a.m. to a knock on the sliding glass doors, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. When they flipped on their lights, they found the large alligator.

Deputies responded to help the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission safely trap the gator. No one was injured.

HCSO said the family’s home is near a retention pond.

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