JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — It is the kind of sight that you’re going to not often discover anyplace else however the Sunshine State.
Drivers cruising down I-95 by Jacksonville’s Southside over the weekend may need caught a glimpse of a barefoot man, broadly often called the “Blue Collar Brawler,” wrestling an enormous gator on the aspect of the freeway.
“Nope, your eyes weren’t taking part in methods on you. That actually occurred,” the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Workplace wrote in a Facebook post sharing a video of the motion.
The sheriff’s workplace stated deputies, together with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee, joined forces with the licensed Florida alligator trapper and “gator-wrangling legend” to assist get the reptile off the street and maintain everybody protected.
The video confirmed him utilizing a pole to catch the gator and wrestle it to the aspect of the street, the place he climbed on high of the huge reptile and restrained its jaw. He then positioned the alligator behind a truck to be taken away from the busy freeway.
All of that occurred whereas he was barefoot on the new cement and dressed head-to-toe in camo.
“Solely in Florida…,” the sheriff’s workplace wrote.
