Call the investi-gator! Horrified Florida homeowner finds intruder who smashed their way into her house in the dead of night is a giant 11-foot ALLIGATOR
- A Clearwater resident woke up to noises at 3am on Friday to find an alligator in her kitchen
- The gigantic reptile shattered a low window to break into the Florida townhouse
- It left a path of destruction including smashed wine bottles and a broken table
- Incredible photos show the beast inside the kitchen and flashing its sharp teeth
- An animal trapper safely captured the unwanted visitor and no one was injured in the incident
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A huge alligator broke into a home in Clearwater, Florida, in the middle of last night and apparently went straight for the wine.
City officials said the 11-foot reptile smashed its way through a low window and left a path of destruction in the Eagles Landing home.
The homeowner told FOX 13 she woke up to noises in her kitchen at around 3am and found the unexpected invader in her kitchen.
A homeowner in Clearwater, Florida, woke up to noises at 3am and found a gigantic alligator in her kitchen
The gator had apparently smashed its way through a ground-level window to break into the house
The 11-foot reptile was so long it took up most of the kitchen’s floor space. It smashed wine bottles, knocked over chairs and destroyed the kitchen table
The alligator smashed her stash of wine bottles, destroyed the kitchen table and damaged the walls.
Incredible images shared by the city on social media show the gigantic gator inside the house, taking up most of the kitchen’s floor space.
In one photo, the gator’s jaw is open, flashing its sharp teeth.
In another, the beast is poking its head out of the broken ground-level window through which it apparently invaded.
One picture shows the alligator outside with its head taped after Clearwater police and an animal trapper safely captured it early Friday morning.
Police and an animal trapper captured and relocated the creature early on Friday. No one was injured
The City of Clearwater shared the incredible photos of the unwanted overnight visitor on social media
The homeowner does not have any pets so no human or animal was injured, according to city authorities.
Florida residents are no strangers to unwanted reptilian visitors.
One family woke up to find an alligator resting at the bottom of their backyard swimming pool, while a Florida woman was forced to confront an uninvited guest when an alligator came knocking on her door.