Watching "Animal Planet" sure paid off for Erin Kemp when she decided to capture a 2 1/2-foot-long stray alligator on her own.

Kemp spotted the dangerous gator in her suburban Washington, D.C. neighborhood while taking out the garbage. She immediately told a 9-year-old neighbor to get away and then got hold of her kids' guinea pig's pen and tried her best to capture the reptile.

AP quotes the brave woman as saying, "I wasn't really scared. It was kind of exciting." However, the "not-so-friendly alligator" was also coming after Kemp. She made sure her family was safely inside the house and also informed the animal control department.

On her first attempt, the gator escaped but Kemp kept at it and after it was captured, three animal control officers finally arrived and took the gator away.