View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paul Bedard (@gatorboysalligatorrescue) on Oct 15, 2019 at 6:14pm PDT Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A wildlife trapper in Florida jumped into a swimming pool to subdue a "super mellow" alligator and was photographed holding the 8-foot, 8-inch reptile over his head. Paul Bedard of Gator Boys Alligator Rescue said he was excited to receive the call about the gator in Parkland, because it had been about a year since his last removal of a large alligator from a swimming pool. Advertisement "These are actually fun because the gator can't go anywhere and the water's almost always crystal clear," he wrote. "So all I have to do is jump in the water play around with him until he's tired and I can either hold his mouth shut and put a snare on it and tape it, or if he super energetic I can get him tired enough where I can just pick him up without the tape and carry him out in the yard and then tape him up once I get there." Advertisement Bedard said the alligator was "super mellow" and didn't give him any trouble. Read More Loose alligator rescued from Maryland pond Alligator found wandering loose near Pennsylvania river Alligator found lurking next to gator warning sign