Some Lithia residents had a very Florida surprise in their pool Wednesday morning: a 7 to 8-foot-long alligator.
Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies were responding to the scene around 9 a.m. and said Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission trappers were on their way to capture the scaly beast.
Deputies had some fun with the incident on Twitter, calling the gator a trespasser and writing that the "apprehensions of ... this suspect should be interesting."
Deputies on scene now, apprehension of this trespassing suspect should be interesting. - Alligator in residential pool. pic.twitter.com/L80jFnqSsx— HCSO (@HCSOSheriff) August 30, 2017
Deputies on scene now, apprehension of this trespassing suspect should be interesting. - Alligator in residential pool. pic.twitter.com/L80jFnqSsx