Only in Florida! A 200-pound alligator was spotted on a busy street in Palm Bay Thursday and had to be captured.   

  • Gator spotted on Babcock Street in Palm Bay
  • Trappers had to catch the gator
  • The animal was 10 feet long

In phone video provided by Cory Luke, you can hear about 15 people screaming in the background as a trapper from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission tried to catch the alligator.

Cory Luke said the gator was about 10 feet long. He was spotted taking a stroll on Babcock Street in Palm Bay late Thursday night.

“I’m backing up in case he breaks free,” said an onlooker.  

Luke saw what was happening and pulled over to shoot the commotion.  

“It happened like right in front of that house right there,” said Luke.  

“I see a cop car just parked on the side of the road, and I pulled past the cop car and there was a giant alligator sitting there,” said Luke.  

Cory also said he thinks the alligator could have come from a nearby canal. The last time he went fishing in the canal he said he spotted five gators.

“It was laying all the way across the road, almost into the other lane,” said Luke.   

The city of Palm Bay can’t stop talking about the infamous gator and the video that is going viral.

“123,000 views and 2,900 shares,” said Luke.

Cory said the experience has inspired him – and he now wants to work for Florida Fish and Wildlife.  

FWC said if the gators are considered nuisance alligators they are removed from the area. To learn more head to the FWC website.