Small Alligator Wrangled Outside Whataburger In Aransas Pass
By Anna Gallegos
August 24, 2020
Gator wants snacks!This past Friday night, our Aransas Pass Whataburger had a little visitor wanting a late night BOB! Our officers assisted Texas Parks and Wildlife late Friday evening with an alligator near the entrance. I guess it goes to show, Whataburger really is the choice of late night snacks for just about everyone, human and animal! *TPWD did trap and relocate the gator* #AransasPassPD #Whataburger #Latenightthnack #Toughlittlebuggerhuh #TexasParksandWildlife #TPWD #HesaidNOONIONS #Toastthebunstoo #Alligatorsneedpicante #Aliigators #Seeyalater #Notafterawhile #Didntevengethisfoodtogo
Posted by Aransas Pass Police Department on Sunday, August 23, 2020
The Aransas Pass Police Department caught on video a small alligator on a burger run on Friday.
The little guy was found outside of a Whataburger in Aransas Pass, which is 20 miles northeast of Corpus Christi. Texas Parks and Wildlife was called into to wrangle the gator.
The alligator looks like it's only a few feet long, but it puts up a big fight. It thrashes around before someone is able to tape its jaws shut. Police say the gator was safely relocated and released away from the Whataburger.
"I guess it goes to show, Whataburger really is the choice of late night snacks for just about everyone, human and animal!" the police department wrote on Twitter.
Alligators are native to Southeast Texas and are a protected species, according to TPWD. Gators tend to leave humans alone unless they feel threatened.