Gator 'Arrested' After Wandering GA Neighborhood: WATCH

SAVANNAH, GA — The Chatham County Police Department got their man ... well, their gator.

Officers responded Thursday to Savannah's Georgetown community, where they encountered a possible intruder in the form of a hissing alligator.

The officers were able to capture it in a home's driveway, and all of the action was caught on body camera footage released Saturday on the department's Facebook page.

"Just another day at the office," police said in the Facebook post.

While police said Tuesday the footage has garnered more than 1.2 million views across social media platforms, the 1-minute and 11-second video secured about 46,000 views on the police department's Facebook account as of late Wednesday morning.

"Video of our officers wrangling an alligator found in a neighborhood driveway last week -- and then returning him to the wild -- has gone viral! More than 1.2 million people have watched the video of our officers in action, after it was picked up by news agencies around the globe and shared to their social media," police said in a Facebook post Tuesday.

Officers can be seen first attempting to "tire out" the alligator before one of them eventually lands on the alligator's back, keeping shut the reptile's mouth.

They are then seen taping the alligator's mouth before asking others if they would like to quickly pet it before placing the alligator in the back of a police car - all the while, the alligator is heading hissing at the officers.

The alligator is seen rolling on the way to the patrol car; however, officers maintained control of it.

After removing the alligator from the floor of the patrol car, the officer is then seen releasing it into the wild.

"Every day doesn't hold this level of excitement for our officers. But, they come to work each day knowing that they're going to protect and serve as part of a police agency dedicated to upholding the highest standards of our profession," police said on Facebook.

There are about 200,000-250,000 in the Peach State, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

They favor living in wetland habitats - such as swamps, rivers, farm ponds, marshes and lakes - but may be found in ditches, neighborhoods, drainage canals, roadways, golf course ponds and swimming pools, the DNR said.

Breeding season is held from April to May, when alligators desire open waters. During the rest of the year, male alligator like open and deep waters while females prefer establishing nesting habitats in shallow, heavily vegetated and secluded areas, the DNR said.