Wendy Angel

Unexpected trashcan finds can sometimes take a person by surprise, but a Waste Management worker in Ohio was left utterly speechless by what he found. As the worker was emptying a commercial container in Columbus, a four-foot-long alligator came from behind the container and lunged at him. Before calling for help, the worker trapped the creature with the first thing available — a trash can. As it turns out, two teenagers had stolen the alligator from a nearby pet store and subsequently released it.

Working in the waste industry has its occupational hazards just like any other field, but threats of the reptilian variety are, thankfully, rare.

Source: NBC4.com