Video: 7-foot alligator greets Florida students in drop-off line at school

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Video: 7-foot alligator greets Florida students in drop-off line at school

Deputies were called to a Florida middle school this week after a 7-foot alligator was found hanging out in the drop-off line.

This is definitely not the thing you want to see when you step off the school bus! 

Lee County deputies were called to Lexington Middle School after a 7-foot alligator took up residence in the school's drop-off line!

"This seven-foot alligator greeted students during drop-off at Lexington Middle School this morning!" the sheriff's office wrote on Facebook. 

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In the video shared on social media, deputies are seen helping a trapper wrangle the big gator and loading it onto a truck. 

The alligator was taken by officials with Florida Fish and Wildlife and will be relocated to a safe area.