{"id":275419,"date":"2025-10-03T20:23:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/275419\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T20:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:23:13","slug":"group-wrangles-12-foot-alligator-outside-ga-mcdonalds-wsb-tv-channel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/275419\/","title":{"rendered":"Group wrangles 12-foot alligator outside GA McDonald\u2019s \u2013 WSB-TV Channel 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">MACON, Ga. (CNN) \u2014 Neighbors took matters into their hands and wrangled up an alligator spotted in a McDonald\u2019s parking lot. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The 12-foot gator showed up Friday near the McDonald\u2019s on Rocky Creek Road in Bibb County. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><b>[DOWNLOAD: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/smart-tv\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Neighbors say they became concerned after they couldn\u2019t get ahold of police and wildlife officials. So on Sunday, the group gathered up supplies Sunday and wrangled the reptile themselves. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cDude pulls up with some duct tape and a shoe string. He starts taunting the gator\u201a&#8221; local rapper Lord D\u2019Andre told WMAZ-TV. \u201cWe was like, it\u2019s our time now for real, we finna get this thang.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Bibb County Sheriff\u2019s Office Capt. Linda Howard said law enforcement had been aware of the gator sightings and animal control responded to the area on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cBy the time they arrived, it had gone back into the water. We had a trapper that we were trying to get in contact with because our animal control cannot handle this one gator by herself, because you know we have one person that usually does the wildlife,\u201d Howard told the local TV outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><b>TRENDING STORIES:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">No one was hurt. A licensed trapper showed up later to help relocate the gator to nearby Laurens County. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">What should you do if you encounter a gator? T<a href=\"https:\/\/gadnrle.org\/Safety#Alligator\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/gadnrle.org\/Safety#Alligator\">he Georgia Department of Natural Resources<\/a> says do not approach or feed the animal. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cMost alligators have a natural fear of humans and will slip away when encountered,\u201d according to DNR website. \u201cThey rarely chase people, but they can outrun or out swim the fastest person for the first 30 feet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">State wildlife officials also say to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep pets and children away from the banks of lakes and streams if you spot an alligator<\/li>\n<li>Do not fish near an alligator that seems interested in you. If an alligator takes your bait, cut your line and move away. Do not use a stringer for fish. Do not throw fish scraps in water.<\/li>\n<li>Swim only in designated areas. If you see an alligator near a swimming area, immediately notify park staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><b>[SIGN UP: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.wsbtv.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MACON, Ga. 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