Tuesday 20 September 2022 02:50 PM Massive 12-foot alligator snapped up by tow truck after stalking Houston suburb  trends now

An enormous alligator believed to be over 12-foot long had to be removed with a tow truck after the naughty animal snuck into a residential area.

The reptile was spotted in the street in Atascocita, Texas, in the early hours of September 19.

Once at the scene, officers from Harris County Constable Precinct 4 found the 12-foot gator occupying the middle of the road, and have since gone viral on Facebook as users were left stunned at the sheer size of the alligator.

An expert trapper was called with a pick-up truck and was able to restrain the gator.

However, it was just too big to move without further help, with police forced to call a tow truck company to lift the beast onto the back of the vehicle.

'See you later, alligator!,' Constable Mark Herman wrote, with his Facebook post racking up over 1,300 likes and hundreds of comments.

'This morning, deputies with Constable Mark Herman's Office responded to the 13800 block of N Lake Branch Lane in the Waters Edge subdivision in Atascocita in reference to a 12-foot alligator in the middle of the road.

'The alligator has been safely captured and in Animal Control's possession.'

Users have been left shocked by the humongous reptile, with many comparing it to a 'dinosaur'.

One person commented: 'So, we just have dinosaurs roaming neighborhoods now?'

'That's a whole dinosaur!' wrote another user.

'That's a hefty one!' wrote someone else.

After the latest sighting, one Facebook user joked: 'He needs to go to Gator Country!'

'This alligator is actually 12ft 4in. I was there when they measured it,' added someone else.

'OMG. I don't know what I would do if I came upon a gator in the road,' wrote another user.

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