A male officer then takes the rope and two female officers are seen straddling the creature before dropping down on top of its back, trapping it under their combined body weight.
Alligator captured outside ‘Daniel Island School’ in South Carolina in May 2022.(@CityofCharlestonPD/Zenger).
The trio only just manage to close the animal’s tooth-lined gaping jaw before it starts biting at them.
The City of Charleston Police Department said cops never know what they may encounter in their line of work.
They added on 10th May: “Not your everyday arrest! Check out this video of our Animal Control Unit removing an alligator outside of Daniel Island School.
“You never know what you’ll encounter as an Officer!”
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Alligator captured outside ‘Daniel Island School’ in South Carolina in May 2022. (@CityofCharlestonPD/Zenger).
There are estimated to be upwards of a hundred thousand alligators in South Carolina and they are especially active in spring when they venture from their regular haunts to go on the move.
The warmer weather makes them more active anyway and it’s also the breeding season which means in May and June courtships are underway.
The males are on the ground looking for females and showing themselves off, which can also prove a danger to humans that come across them.
Alligator captured outside ‘Daniel Island School’ in South Carolina in May 2022. (@CityofCharlestonPD/Zenger).
They can be seen not only just in suburban areas like this but also on golf courses or any grassland in particular when water is near.
They are more visible than some other wildlife because they need the sunshine in order to speed up their metabolism, which means they are often in plain view – but police warn that doesn’t mean to say they need to be disrespected by getting too close. Instead, the advice is to keep a distance and never feed them because it’s illegal as well as being dangerous.
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