Evacuated Harvey victim returns to his flooded home to find 9-foot alligator inside

A man who fled his Texas home as Hurricane Harvey flooded his neighborhood returned home to find an alligator in his dining room.

Brian Foster arrived at his Humble, Texas, home on Friday to survey the damage caused by the record-breaking rain brought on by the storm but as he looked around his home with a rescue crew, he saw the 9ft alligator crawling along the floor.

He called the police immediately and when officers arrived, they taped the alligator's mouth shut so it could be taken away. It required four officers to carry the alligator through the house, out the front door and into waiting vehicles. Wildlife officials now plan to move the beast back into its natural habitat.