Trappers in the US were dispatched to a Florida home after a massive 10ft (3m) alligator was discovered in the pool in the middle of the night.

Todd Hardwick and Jeff Peterla worked to pull the reptile from the pool and restrain it, with some help from a police officer, according to their Instagram page.

The pair later removed the restraints from the alligator, a threatened species in Florida, and were able to safely return it to its habitat.