“He’s getting tired now, though.” The deputy in the cowboy hat later climbed on top of the gator and held its jaw down as his colleague placed a restraint around the reptile’s mouth.

WATCH: Manhole explodes ... the lasso around the alligator’s neck as it hissed and tried to wrangle free. “We’re still gonna have a pretty good fight with this one,” a deputy remarked ...

Body camera video showed one deputy tossing the lasso around the alligator’s neck as it hissed and tried to wrangle free ... later climbed on top of the gator and held its jaw down as ...

The “Simple Favor” star, 37, also made a point of thanking “every man” — including her “sweet husband,” Reynolds, 48 — for being “kind and good when no one is watching.” ...