During the Wednesday commute, a loose cow caused delays on I-10 at the East Beltway.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office Livestock Unit responded, Harris County Sheriff says when they arrived a pedestrian was “trying to rope the cow.”
"A law enforcement vehicle showed up at the scene and shooed the cow up a ramp from I-10 to Beltway 8.
By 8:30 a.m., the cow was laying on the ground near the San Jacinto Funeral Home and Memorial Park just off the East Freeway. Deputies stood watch over the animal before a cattle trailer arrived at the scene. After giving it time to relax, the cow was loaded into the trailer and driven away."
Then a few hours later, an alligator on the Fred Hartman bridge along Highway 146 held up traffic.
The reptile lounged along the shoulder of the northbound lanes before being removed.
"Harris County Precinct 8 deputies, Baytown police and state police animal control officers handled the scene. While law enforcement had the animal's best interests at heart, the gator wasn't easily convinced, initially backing away from officials.
Once tethered by a rope, the alligator thrashed and rolled. It took about five officers to bring the animal under control, duct taped and loaded in the bed of a pickup truck.
Finally secured, the roughly 8-foot-long alligator was transported just a short distance, to safety just beneath the bridge. There, the restraints were removed and the animal released on the grassy bank of a small tributary connecting with the ship channel.
The day's adventure over, the gator quickly waded through the shallows, and swam away to deeper waters.
La Porte police say it's not uncommon to spot alligators on the road. However, a report of an animal on this bridge hasn't happened before in recent memory."