WIMAUMA, Fla. — You never know who's going to turn up at Walmart, do you?
In this case, it was an 8-foot-5-inch alligator who decided to stop by the store in Wimauma.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office responded to the call, as did a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission trapper, who was able to wrangle the reptile before anyone got hurt.
It's another opportunity to remind you that it's gator mating season, and lonely gators are showing up in places you might not expect as they travel long distances between water sources looking for some love.
Gator attacks on humans are rare, but still, if you see one, stay back and call FWC.
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