Alligator found tangled in soccer net at Braden River Middle School
BRADENTON, Fla. - An alligator had to be rescued after becoming tangled in a soccer net at Braden River Middle School Wednesday.
Justin Matthews, of Matthews Wildlife Rescue, was called to help remove the reptile, which had become totally wrapped in the net.
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Matthews said the alligator was 7 feet long.
“It was strange. I immediately got on its back and controlled its jaws. I controlled its jaws with one hand while I untangled the netting with the other hand and I was shocked. It was almost like he knew I was helping him. He didn’t try to bite me one time,” Matthews told FOX 13 News.
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He said he walked the gator down to a canal nearby and set it free. He said the alligator appeared to be unharmed.
Before Matthews left, he made sure all the fences to the soccer field were secured.
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