Madison wildlife officials remove alligator from Zierdt Road

MADISON, Ala. (WAFF) - An alligator was humanely removed from the Zierdt Road area after it was discovered near an apartment complex.

According to a Facebook post from the City of Madison, officers with the Madison Police Department were dispatched to Zierdt Road Wednesday morning for a call regarding an alligator. When officers arrived on the scene, they located a six-foot-long alligator.

Police then called in wildlife officials and an alligator wrangler to humanely move the alligator to a less populated area.

The City of Madison urges anyone who sees an alligator to call the Madison Police Department so wildlife officials can safely and humanely move the animal.

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