Video shows alligator being wrangled on runway of Air Force base in Florida

Officials said the combative alligator was later relocated to the Hillsborough River

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A large alligator was wrangled on a Tampa runway on Monday, after settling between the wheels of a tanker plane.

An Air Force base in Tampa kicked off the work week with a scaly surprise when an alligator decided to settle between the wheels of a large tanker plane on Monday.

The MacDill Air Force Base took to social media with photos of the gator on the runway and a video of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers later wrangling it.

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Officials said the combative alligator was later relocated to the Hillsborough River.

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There were no injuries reported from this incident.

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