A Belle Isle resident got an unexpected surprise last week when they discovered an alligator swimming in their backyard pool.

Local authorities, with the help of professional trappers, removed a 7-foot alligator from the pool of a Jensen Beach home. The gator put up a fight.

Some residents in Jensen Beach, Florida, got an unexpected backyard visitor over the weekend when they found a 7-foot alligator going for a swim in their pool. When officers responded to a home in the ...

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NAPLES, Fla. — It looks like tourists aren’t the only ones enjoying the water in Florida. Even though temperatures have dipped in the Sunshine State, that did not prevent a nearly 8-foot long ...

A family in East Texas breathed a sigh of relief after first responders safely captured an American alligator that had taken up residence in their backyard pool. The alligator had originally been ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --A Florida family had to call authorities for help to evict a late-night trespasser from their backyard pool -- a large alligator. Rob Emhoff said his wife was letting their dog outside ...

Aug. 4 (UPI) --A Florida sheriff's office shared body camera footage of a deputy using his bare hands to capture an alligator found swimming in a resident's backyard pool. The St. Johns County Sheriff ...

Taking a dip: File photo. An alligator decided to take a late-night swim in the pool of a Southwest Florida home. (Bob D'Angelo/Cox Media Group) By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk ...