Deputies said they recently helped residents by removing a large alligator from their backyard pool in the Florida Keys.

Things got interesting in a Florida neighborhood over the weekend after a monstrous alligator became trapped in a storm drain, triggering a frightening rescue operation.

A Florida sheriff's deputy responded to a resident's backyard pool to help remove an "unwelcome guest" -- an alligator.

Deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said they recently helped residents by removing a large alligator from their backyard pool in the Florida Keys. (Credit: Monroe County Sheriff's Office ...

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - A routine morning took an unexpected turn for residents of the Pirates Cove subdivision in Key Largo ...

A large snout seen sticking out of a narrow storm drain led to the realization that an alligator had gotten hopelessly stuck ...

While it is not unusual for alligators to find their way into storm drains in the Sunshine State, encountering such a large specimen during late January is noteworthy. Typically, Florida’s ...

Alligator courtship season reached a level of absurdity when one of the large reptiles was found hiding under a military aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. New Smyrna Beach Officer Z.