Though alligator mating season officially begins in April, the past three days have seen at least three alligators removed from people's yards and pools, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Trappers removed a 7-feet long alligator from a front yard in Titusville along Buttonbush Drive Saturday morning.
"I thought it was a big palm frond and I looked again and it wasn't a palm frond--it was a gator, a good sized gator," said Dennis Sweeney, who lives nearby.
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A deputy from the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office thought his Friday night shift was getting off to a slow start until he received a call about an alligator in a swimming pool.
The deputy documented the call with photos and video, which was posted on the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Facebook page. The first photo shows an alligator that almost appears to be floating in the pool. But as the video clip shows, the alligator proved to be feisty as the trapper removed it from the pool. The last set of photos shows the alligator on the front lawn of the residence.
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The alligator was 11 feet long, according to the deputy.
It was unclear how the alligator made its way into the pool.
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Earlier Friday morning in Pasco County, trappers had to remove a 7-feet long alligator from someone's yard in New Tampa early in the morning, according to ABC Action News.
According to FWC, alligators begin courting mates in April and typically mate in May and June.
During mating season, officials said alligators will be more active, loud and present as the reptiles seek out companions.
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