{"id":649414,"date":"2026-05-18T00:25:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T00:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/649414\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T00:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T00:25:36","slug":"massive-gator-spotted-taking-a-stroll-in-sienna-the-latest-to-be-spotted-in-the-fort-bend-county-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/649414\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive gator spotted taking a stroll in Sienna, the latest to be spotted in the Fort Bend County community"},"content":{"rendered":"

The gator was spotted taking a stroll along Camp Sienna Trail Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

MISSOURI CITY, Texas \u2014 Gators have been out and about in Southeast Texas lately, and on Sunday morning, another big one was spotted in a community that’s seen its fair share.<\/p>\n

According to Megan Pederson, who shared photos of the big fella with KHOU 11, the gator spotted Sunday morning was walking along Camp Sienna Trail in Sienna. Megan said it’s the biggest she’s seen out in Sienna.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Trenae Hill shared photos and videos, too. She was in the car Sunday morning with her four-year-old son when they spotted the roaming reptile. In the video above, you can hear Trenae’s son describing it.<\/p>\n

Below are some of the photos shared of the gator Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

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Gator season and nesting season continues through the end of May.<\/p>\n


\nWhat to do if you spot a gator <\/p>\n

So what should you do if you encounter an alligator? \u00a0Below are some pointers from Texas Parks and Wildlife<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most alligators naturally avoid people and will usually retreat when approached.If an alligator hisses, Texas Parks and Wildlife says it\u2019s a warning that you are too close and should slowly back away.Wildlife officials say alligators basking near ponds or streams are often just regulating their body temperature and are not necessarily hunting.Any alligator that approaches people, comes out of the water toward humans or lingers near homes could be considered a nuisance animal.Pet owners are urged to keep animals leashed and away from the water because alligators may see them as an easy food source.Officials say people should never attempt to move an alligator seen in a roadway and should instead contact local authorities.Feeding alligators is illegal in Texas and can cause them to lose their natural fear of humans. <\/p>\n


\nMore gator sightings <\/p>\n

Earlier this month, we posted about a gator in Sienna that stopped by an elementary school.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Before that, there was a monster gator on a golf course in Sienna.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

And then there’s Cinco Ranch, where a gator was wandering the streets.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Got a news tip or story idea? Email us at\u00a0newstips@khou.com<\/a>\u00a0or call 713-521-4310 and include your name and the best way to reach you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The gator was spotted taking a stroll along Camp Sienna Trail Sunday morning. MISSOURI CITY, Texas \u2014 Gators…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649415,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[79,201],"class_list":["post-649414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}