Huge alligator captured at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa

Due to its large size (3.6 meters), the animal looked like it had just stepped out of a Jurassic Park movie.

El animal fue atrapado y trasladado al parque Gatorama © Facebook / Matt Devitt WINK Weather
The animal was captured and taken to Gatorama Park.Photo © Facebook / Matt Devitt WINK Weather

A massive alligator measuring over three and a half meters (12 feet) long was captured at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa and was subsequently transported to Gatorama Park located in Palmdale, Florida.

The sighting of the enormous reptile was shared on Facebook by the Matt Devitt WINK Weather page, noting that, due to its size, the animal looked like it had come straight out of the Jurassic Park movie series.

Facebook Screenshot / Matt Devitt WINK Weather

"He's already making new friends, alligator. That is definitely a big boy!" commented the page on the social network.

In April, another massive alligator was captured at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

Facebook Capture/MacDill Air Force Base

The reptile wandered freely along the runway at MacDill Air Force Base before being captured and relocated to a nearby river by personnel from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

A video posted on Facebook shows two officers from the animal conservation agency struggling with the alligator, which was thrashing about and resisting capture. Tied with ropes, they were finally able to subdue it and lead it off the runway.

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