CLEARWATER, Fla. (WSVN) — A large alligator was found inside a Clearwater home after it broke in through some low windows overnight, city officials said.
Photos shared on social media showed the 11-foot reptile in the kitchen area of the home located on Eagles Landing Circle West.
The homeowner, Mary Wischhusen told Fox 13 she met the gator when she got up in the middle of the night.
“I heard this huge, monstrous crash, like the whole roof was falling in on the side of my house,” she recalled. “I headed for the kitchen and as I got to the door of the kitchen, I had this beautiful face staring at me as though he belonged there. This 10-foot gator was having a marvelous time sitting in my kitchen.”
Photos show with its jaw wide open in front of knocked over chairs.
An unwanted overnight visitor was removed from a home on Eagles Landing in #Clearwater. The 11-foot-long gator broke into the home through some low windows in the kitchen. @myclearwaterPD and a trapper responded to the scene. The gator was captured and there were no injuries. pic.twitter.com/MKNH0UPQXp
— City of Clearwater, FL (@MyClearwater) May 31, 2019
A trapper responded to the home to safely remove the reptile. However, the creature did cause some damage, including destroying some of her bottles of red wine.
“The gator was captured and there were no injuries,” the city said in a Twitter post.
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