Baby gator found outside a Publix store

Deputies with the Saraosta County Sheriff's Office and Animal Services were called to help an alligator in a Publix parking lot on Fruitville Road on Sunday.

Kaitlyn Perez, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office, said responders found a baby alligator. The alligator was caught and pulled from underneath a trailer and relocated by Animal Services.

"Just a friendly reminder this time of year: Be sure to look BELOW the trailer before backing up," the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post about the gator.

Mating season for alligators is in May or June, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

This story was originally published June 25, 2018 at 11:19 AM with the headline "Baby gator found outside a Publix store."