Video shows West Palm Beach officers wrangle alligator barehanded

Officers in West Palm Beach had to wrangle an angry reptile.

Authorities were responding to reports of an agitated alligator when they found the large reptile in a parking lot.

The West Palm Beach Police Department shared video of the incident showing an officer grabbing the alligator’s snout with his bare hand.

A second officer helped secure the gator before it was safely removed.

In their social media post, the police department said “Well-rounded policing means being ready for anything, even when it has scales and a serious attitude.”