400 pound alligator found strolling through a neighborhood in Katy

Alligator in Katy, Texas
Photo credit Fort Bend Pct 1 Constable - @FortBendPct1

When you live near a bayou in the south Texas town of Katy, you kind of take this in stride.

The Internet is buzzing about the 400 pound alligator discovered out for a morning stroll through the Cinco Ranch neighborhood this week.

The big gator seemed unfazed by the attention as numerous people pulled out a cell phone to catch a little video.

Officers and some gator wranglers got the big reptile tied up and then used the power hoist on a tow truck to lift him into a pick-up truck bed.

Officials said the original plan was to return him to the nearest bayou but eventually they decided to relocate him to Gator Country in Beaumont.

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Featured Image Photo Credit: Fort Bend Pct 1 Constable - @FortBendPct1