An alligator parked itself on the tarmac of MacDill Air Force Base in the Sunshine State this week and blocked traffic until Florida wildlife law enforcement arrived, wrangled and removed it.

TAMPA, Fla. — A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away for release in a nearby river, officials said.

An alligator was passing across the taxiway. According to the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, alligators move around the most when they are breeding, typically in ...

Alligator on Runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida Captured, Released Into Nearby River TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in ...

(MacDill Air Force Base via AP) (Uncredited) TAMPA, Fla. – A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away for ...

In this photo released by the MacDill Air Force Base, an alligator rests at the landing gear of a KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft on the runway of MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, on Monday ...