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VIDEO: 7-foot gator wanders on sidewalk outside Florida elementary school

Cpl. Matthew Reichard with the Collier County Sheriff's Office captured video of a 7-foot gator outside of a Naples, Florida, elementary school. (Photo: Cpl. Matthew Reichard, Collier County Sheriff's Office)

NAPLES, Fla. — A 7-foot alligator was spotted wandering on a sidewalk Friday outside an elementary school near Naples, Florida.

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"Inside Edition" reported that the Collier County Sheriff's Office posted video of the gator trying to get past a school fence.

One video, taken by CCSO Youth Relations Cpl. Matthew Reichard, shows the gator struggling to get through the fence. Reichard can be heard saying, “Gotta get under or over, big guy.”

CCSO Youth Relations Cpl. Matthew Reichard captured these images of a 7-foot alligator that wandered onto the walkway...

Posted by Collier County Sheriff's Office on Friday, May 12, 2017

When a wildlife trapper showed up, the gator did not appear happy and opened its mouth wide.

Another video posted on the Facebook page shows the trapper putting a noose around the gator's snout to capture it. According to the post from the CCSO, the reptile will be released to a farm.

Deputies keep watch while a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer attempts to slip a noose around the snout of a 7-foot alligator that wandered onto a sidewalk near Corkscrew Elementary School in Golden Gate Estates this morning. Students were in class while the action unfolded. A trapper arrived and removed the reptile, which will be released to a farm. Video by Cpl. Matthew Reichard/CCSO

Posted by Collier County Sheriff's Office on Friday, May 12, 2017

According to the CCSO, students were already in class when the gator was seen and captured.

Kelcie Willis with the Cox Media Group National Content Desk contributed to this story.