( CNN ) -- Looking for love , or perhaps just for some cafeteria food or spelling lessons , an alligator was found Monday inside a middle school in suburban Tampa , Florida . Tampa Police were notified around 7 a.m. that the gator had set itself down in a prime spot , `` in front of the cafeteria '' in Stewart Middle School , the department said in a written statement . Although school does not let out for another week , no children were inside the school when the reptile was discovered , said Hillsborough County School District spokesman Steve Hegarty . The school is near the Hillsborough River , so it 's not too far-fetched to think an alligator might make its way inside , Hegarty said . Still , he does n't recall any similar incidents . `` The gator was contained in one of the hallways , '' police said . Trappers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission caught the creature . No one was injured . It 's currently alligator mating season . According to the conservation commission 's website , alligator `` courtship '' begins in early April , with mating occurring in May or June .
Alligator was trapped inside school by wildlife experts . Stewart Middle School is near the Hillsborough River . It 's currently gator mating season .