Tow Truck Hoists Massive Gator Into Pickup After Capture Near Houston

A 400-pound alligator https://twitter.com/chad_norvell/status/1569312044251217920 wandering around a neighborhood west of Houston, Texas, was captured by local police officers and trappers on September 12. Footage recorded by Michael Schwab initially shows a trapper sitting atop the alligator while working to bind the reptile, said to be over 10 feet long. The creature is then seen hoisted up by a tow truck, before four people help place it into the back of a pickup truck. Wranglers from Bayou City Gator Savers https://www.facebook.com/Bayoucitygatorsavers/posts/pfbid02y6GnwXk4ok1dd248C3Z44PeudSdd5NTSq3ec4yaJDMci2a7t9jbts7QqxCXMpZCYl posted that the alligator was 10 foot 6 inches long. Local media https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/fort-bend/article/Massive-gator-Fort-Bend-pickup-truck-17436257.php?fbclid=IwAR3q761DdKiZ52l2sYUyuSLl39BLUbpCkxWd8xhdVqktP-y2gAz-zVbLb_o said the animal weighed 400 pounds. "The crowd cheered for the gator wrangler after he put the gator in the truck," Schwab told Storyful. According to https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/fort-bend/article/Massive-gator-Fort-Bend-pickup-truck-17436257.php local media , Fort Bend County Precinct 1 Constable Chad Norvell said the alligator "is being taken to a sanctuary in El Campo." (Footage by Michael Schwab/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)