The alligator was rescued after videos surfaced of it struggling in the surf.
An alligator found itself in a sticky (salty?) situation on the Texas Gulf Coast recently capturing the attention of beach goers. The wild alligator, coming in at more than seven feet long, was rescued on Thursday, October 6, after videos surfaced of him struggling against the surf and waves.
Wild alligators are not a rare sight at South Padre Island, but Jacob Reinbolt, a herpetologist at the alligator sanctuary the SPI Birding and Nature Center told Valley Central that they rarely wander onto the surfside area. They prefer freshwater and typically only head into the salty Gulf long enough to get some food.
“He had been fighting the waves for who knows how long before someone even spotted him. By the time we got him he was exhausted,” Reinbolt told Valley Central. “So it was definitely a rescue, we returned them deep into Laguna Atascosa, where he has access to fresh water. He’s gonna be much better off.”
Reinbolt and his team used "quick hands" to rescue the gator, explaining that they used a lasso threaded through a PVC pole to guide him out of the water. The alligator was rescued with help from Texas Parks and Wildlife and relocated to the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, about 10 miles from where he was captured.
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