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A 10-foot, 291-pound alligator was safely removed from Eagle Mountain Lake.

The alligator was relocated as part of an ongoing research effort by Texas Parks and Wildlife.

The reptile was measured and tagged before being moved to a more remote location.

FORT WORTH, Texas - A 10-foot alligator has been safely relocated after being removed from Eagle Mountain Lake Thursday.

Eagle Mountain Lake alligator

The Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge's Natural Resources Team worked with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to catch the alligator as part of ongoing research, TPWD said in a press release on Thursday.

The male alligator weighed in at 291.8 pounds, and was 10 feet 7 inches in length.

The teams safely measured, tagged and relocated the reptile to a protected, more remot

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