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How's This For A Photobomb? Palm Bay Cop Takes Selfie With Gator Stuck In Storm Drain

PALM BAY, Fla. (CBSMiami) – A Palm Bay police officer took a selfie with an alligator emerging from a storm drain.

The police department posted the image to its Facebook page along with a funny caption.

It read, in part: "When you're just trying to take a normal sewer selfie and you get photobombed…..(At least he smiled ????)"

When you're just trying to take a normal sewer selfie and you get photobombed…..(At least he smiled ????) The theory is...

Posted by Palm Bay Police Department on Thursday, September 23, 2021

According to the post, the gator was actually stuck in the drain.

The department enlisted the help of a trapper to get the big reptile unstuck.

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