Video: Big Alligator Blocks Odessa Home’s Front Door

Author Mason Dixon

May 13th, 2022 2:00 PM

When it’s time to get your day moving, this isn’t what you want at your front door. Video shows how an odessa
home was visited by a large alligator.

Having little lizards around the house is fine, but this alligator is huge. It’s a good thing there’s a window by the front door.

Parked in front of the door of a home in The Eagles, security had to be called for some assistance. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wasn’t able to bring in a trapper, so they simply needed to wait until the large reptile moved on.

We are in the middle of alligator mating season. It’s not going to be uncommon to find them actively wandering around.

[Source: Fox 13]

HCSO’s 5 Tips If You Spot A Gator

• #5: Keep a safe distance.

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  Well, duh.

• #4: Keep your pets on a leash and away from the water’s edge.

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  We all remember that video that went viral last year of a guy wrestling a gator to save his pup. Could've been a nightmare.

• #3: Swim only in designated swimming areas during the daylight (gators are most active between dusk and dawn).

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  In other words, don't be this guy.
• #2: NEVER feed a gator.

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  ... or you might become the main course.

• #1: Call in the pros.

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• Alligator Trapper in Miami

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  MIAMI - JUNE 24: Todd Hardwick, a licensed nuisance alligator trapper, captures an alligator June 24, 2002 in Miami. During alligator mating season, from April to July, calls to trappers increase. Last year there were a record 16,749 complaints about alligators threatening people, pets or property. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

• Fatal Alligator Attacks Set New Record In Florida

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  MIAMI - MAY 17: Tom Batchelor puts his hand in the mouth of an alligator during a wildlife show at the Gator Park in the Florida Everglades May 17, 2006 in Miami-Dade County. There has been a record three deaths attributed to alligator attacks in Florida in the month of May. Tom blames the recent deaths on alligators that have become comfortable around human beings. "They lose their fear of man, associate man with food and eventually man becomes food", he said. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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• National Parks Threatened As Government Shutdown Continues

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• Administration To Support $200 Million Funding For Everglades Restoration

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  EVERGLADES AND FRANCIS S. TAYLOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, FLORIDA - MAY 15: An alligator is seen in the Florida Everglades on May 15, 2019 in Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area, Florida. President Donald Trump yesterday announced his support of using $200 million to fund projects aimed at restoring Florida’s Everglades. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
• Administration To Support $200 Million Funding For Everglades Restoration

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  EVERGLADES AND FRANCIS S. TAYLOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, FLORIDA - MAY 15: An alligator is seen in the Florida Everglades on May 15, 2019 in Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area, Florida. President Donald Trump yesterday announced his support of using $200 million to fund projects aimed at restoring Florida’s Everglades. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

• Orange County National Championship – Final Round

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  ORLANDO, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 11: An alligator watches the action on the seventh hole during the final round of the Orange County National Championship at Orange County National Golf Club on October 11, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

• Orange County National Championship – Final Round

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