Alligator captured on Houston-area school campus after Imelda

Police and animal control worked hard Friday to capture the large reptile on the North Shore Senior High campus. Police and animal control worked hard Friday to capture the large reptile on the North Shore Senior High campus. Photo: Harris County Pct. 3 Photo: Harris County Pct. 3 Image 1 of / 6 Caption Close Alligator captured on Houston-area school campus after Imelda 1 / 6 Back to Gallery

As Imelda forced thousands to relocate across southeast Texas on Thursday, one reptile found himself far away from his usual home as the storm came to an end.

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Harris County Pct. 3 Constable Sherman Eagleton's office posted on its Facebook page, "Great work by Deputy Batson, Deputy Payne, Principal Bryant and Animal Control as they apprehended this unwanted visitor at the school."

The constable's office says it measured the gator at 9 feet "to the inch." It was turned over to animal control to be released back into the wild.

The constable added, "Never a dull moment in Texas Law Enforcement!"

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