Florida police in Sarasota had their hands full removing a 600-pound alligator earlier this week.

Dramatic footage released by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Department showed seven deputies and a skilled animal trapper wrangling the 14-foot reptile.

The trapper was able to keep the gator’s jaws shut while the deputies pounced on the animal’s limbs and tail.

Together they were able to heft the beefy reptile into the back of a pickup truck.

This comes at a time of year when gator activity begins to wind down in Florida. Alligators are generally dormant through winter.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, alligators stop feeding when temperatures drop below 70 degrees and become dormant when temperatures fall below 55 degrees.

High temperatures in Sarasota County this

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