PALM COAST, Fla. (WSVN) — A Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputy rescued a small alligator walking around a residential area in Palm Coast.

Bodycam footage captured the deputy holding the 3-foot reptile, taping its mouth shut and releasing it into a nearby pond, Monday afternoon.

No one was hurt.

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