North Port police said the alligator was taken to a nearby canal
Alligators are found from southeast Oklahoma and east Texas on the western side of their range to North Carolina and Florida in the east, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
They prefer freshwater lakes and slow-moving rivers and their associated wetlands, but they also can be found in brackish water habitats.
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