Authorities in Tampa, Florida are warning residents to watch out for alligators and pay attention to signs that hint at the possible presence of the reptiles.
On Sunday, the Tampa Police Department uploaded photos on Facebook showing a “warning – alligators” sign with a massive gator hanging out right below it, WESH reported. Even though the sign has a hilarious alligator cartoon, Tampa Police Department said these creatures are “no laughing matter.”
“Folks, we cannot stress enough that warning signs are there for a reason. Take this sign in Rowlett Park for example,” Tampa Police Department wrote on Facebook. “It has a slightly humorous cartoon of an alligator on it, but they are no laughing matter! Just this afternoon a very large, and very angry alligator came for a visit right by the sign.”
A trapper arrived at the scene to remove the gator, which wasn’t reportedly in the mood to deal with humans.
Alligators are on the move in Florida lately: In August, an alligator was caught “swimming” in a flooded road and climbing fences in Saint Petersburg. Robert Light, Jr. captured video of the gator’s activity and jokingly asked people “OK, Who’s playing Jumanji?” A golfer also had a close call with a giant alligator after it walked feet away from him at a country club in Osceola County, Florida.
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