Ring camera spots 9-foot alligator in Florida pool after it crashes through screen

A Ring camera alerted authorities after an alligator over 9 feet entered a Florida homeowner’s pool by breaking through the screened enclosure. Police in Venice said the nuisance-alligator incident occurred before sunrise, with the alert arriving just before 6 a.m. A homeowner in the Toscana Isles community discovered an alligator measuring 9 feet, 4 inches inside the backyard pool. Authorities described the entry as “forced entry,” indicating the reptile breached the pool’s enclosure before ending up in the water. A licensed trapper working under Florida’s nuisance-alligator program later removed the animal. The article notes that residential areas near retention ponds, canals, lakes, and pools often overlap with natural alligator habitats as development expands into wetlands, increasing wildlife movement into human-dominated spaces. Florida residents can report similar sightings through SNAP.