Homeowner opens front door to giant alligator, then watches a 3-hour tug-of-war unfold

Homeowner opens front door to giant alligator, then watches a 3-hour tug-of-war unfold

A South Carolina homeowner got the kind of surprise no one wants waiting on the front step. It later turned into a three-hour struggle involving a giant alligator, a trapper, and police officers, all captured in footage that looks more like an action scene than a routine neighborhood call. What happened? A massive alligator on private property drew a crowd in Dorchester County near Summerville on June 12.  Fox Weather reported that the animal ha…