{"id":275290,"date":"2026-05-18T16:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/275290\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:06:12","slug":"unruly-gator-puts-up-a-fight-before-florida-deputies-pin-it-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/275290\/","title":{"rendered":"Unruly gator puts up a fight before Florida deputies pin it down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 In a recent jaw-dropping moment captured on video, a Florida deputy took on the challenge of wrangling a rather unruly alligator. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/topic\/Osceola%20County%20Sheriff&#039;s%20Office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Osceola County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> shared this thrilling footage on Facebook on Saturday, showcasing their deputies in action as they worked to safely detain the feisty gator.<\/p>\n<p>The video reveals the gator putting up quite the fight, but in the end, the deputies came out on top, proving that teamwork can handle even the spiciest of situations.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/florida-news-newest-numbers-endangered-sea-turtle-nests-surge-early-1450-loggerhead-1008-leatherback-nests-tallied-south-florida-news-loggerhead-turtles-leatherback-turtles-kemps-ridley-turtles-green-turtles-marine-life-rescue-help-photo-gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Florida sea turtle nests surge early: 1,450 loggerhead and 1,008 leatherback nests tallied<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Sheriff&#8217;s Office said that Florida is known for its unique wildlife, and alligators are frequent visitors, especially during warm weather and after heavy rains. These reptiles love to travel between lakes and ponds in search of food and new territory. <\/p>\n<p>While they generally prefer to keep their distance from humans, they can pose a threat if approached, particularly to children and pets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 In a recent jaw-dropping moment captured on video, a Florida deputy took on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":275291,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-275290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}