"When an alligator is in water of any sort, that is his element which automatically gives him the upper hand and makes him that much more dangerous," Hardwick said. "They go into that spin and just roll and roll and roll."Īlthough shifting an alligator is no straightforward task at the best of times, they are even harder to move when they are in water, as Fred was. "It's also their instinct when they feel in danger," Hardwick said. "He did death roll a lot during removal which we unfortunately didn't catch on camera."Ī death roll is the rapid spinning motion alligators make when they capture their prey. "Male alligators are very territorial during the breeding season, and often even fight among themselves for territory and females around this time of year," he said. Hardwick said that the alligator, which he named Fred, was not happy to be removed from the pool. "Alligators in swimming pools, especially without screens, isn't uncommon," Hardwick told Newsweek. This combined image shows Todd Hardwick wrangling, "Fred," a 10-foot alligator out of a swimming pool and into his van in Kendall, Florida, on Monday evening.
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