VENICE, Fla. -- A massive 13-foot alligator was captured in Sarasota County on Sunday.

  • 13-foot alligator captured in Venice
  • Sarasota County deputies assisted FWC

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers captured the gator at Shamrock Park in Venice.

Deputies with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office assisted FWC until a trapper arrived.

Carl Sellitti, supervisor at Sarasota County Animal Services, said the gator may be the largest his team has ever responded to, according to a post on the Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

Sellitti has been with the agency for 20 years.