A large American alligator has escaped from its enclosure amid rising floodwaters forcing keepers to attempt a reptile relocation in the rain.
Australian Reptile Park keepers on the Central Coast sighted the giant reptile stuck between two fences after it had managed to cross the internal boundary fence.
Keepers were then forced to perform a manual removal of the alligator, grabbing it around the stomach and transporting it back into the lagoon.
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