Only in Florida: Video of HUGE gator in Lakeland goes viral

A video taken by Kim Joiner of a HUGE gator is going viral on Facebook right now.
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[@hellawaveboyz4679]

tht ain't no alligator, thts a fuckin dinosaur

[@kyannakapri1633]

mofo moe I said the same thing lol

[@98Dreadboy]

Well alligators are basicly dinosaurs, there existed dinosaurs during the jurassic time so these guys are basicly walking fossils.

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

So are turtles

[@monshikagreenbird8700]

gator's do go back to that era

[@d-rock4306]

facts

[@BreezyDaBaddest]

That's no gator that's a dinosaur

[@mochiman6307]

Nah, it's as close to a dinosaur as a seal is to a pig, distant but still related, really distant, besides you shold say that about a cassowary, they have far more in common

[@rachadosyoutubers8123]

No

[@germainm82]

Breezy B ........EXACTLY!!!!! Sure is a dinosaur in the 21st century! I'm sure this a slight glimpse of what they looked like during the dinosaur ages

[@mrgaminghd3917]

If you call that gator a dinosaur. What was Lolong then?

[@woooosh3407]

It’s just your mom stop being so confused of ur birthed.

[@angelmoore2453]

"I probably should have been more afraid than I was " Yes, yes you should.

[@AKHWJ3ST]

I for sure would not have been lying down on the ground!

[@Nicholas.Tsagkos]

Who said dinosaurs disappeared? They're still alive !

[@abrohamproductions8263]

Normal people: A 15 foot Gator! I should stay away from that park! People from Florida: A 15 foot Gator! Let's go find it as a family!

[@crosisofborg5524]

Hell when a hurricane us coming we have a hurricane party

[@wiiliamhamilton147]

And leave with less family members.

[@vinnyzan1]

Most people hope to see the ice cream man at the park

[@linds3685]

I live in Florida and can confirm this hahah

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

This reminds of how Jurassic park started 🤔

[@talapeanutbutter4250]

I’ve lived here most of my life and can tell you that there would have been no way for you to move fast enough if he wanted to eat you. 13-15 feet is big enough to eat a person. They can run fast and I’ve even seen a 6 footer climb a chain link fence just to get into our pool. Those parents allowing their children to ride next to a body of water are crazy.

[@user-gg3qh4di9s]

I agree with you - it's a risk not worth taking.

[@09robinhood]

You see how they snatch that kid up next to that Disney hotel the parents were walking along the little lake outside the hotel there was even a sign that mentioned alligators but it was a aways from where she was snatched right in front of the parents I don't care I would have ripped that Gators belly open with my teeth to get my child back!

[@Jesusiscoming-7]

When they're hungry ain't nothing stopping them lol

[@guardiancologne9034]

Florida people know about gators, people from the other 49 states arent as familiar with their capabilities.

[@johnyoungs7453]

Tala, even a relatively small croc or gator can eat a person. When a croc or a gator grabs you - usually by the arm or leg, it immediately goes into what has been termed "a death roll". Assuming it's in water when this occurs, it will immediately roll over and over several times. If you fight back hard enough, you might be lucky enough to merely "lose an arm or lower leg" to the gator or croc before he swims away with your limb now in its mouth. Wanna photo or two? Let me know. I've a few that were taken by a friend of mine who at the time, was working as a game ranger in South Carolina. At a local golf course, a man was wading around in a 2 to 3-foot deep "water hole" (or "trap") trying to find an errant golf ball he had lost, only to discover, to his horror, that right as he bent down to scurry the muddy bottom with his hand, trying to find his ball - AND - all the while ignoring the "watch out for alligator" signs that were posted all over - an 8 to 10-foot gator had been there all along. It grabbed his left arm, did the "death roll", and snapped the man's arm off at the shoulder..!! The man lost his arm. They killed the gator, and got his arm out. But it had been too badly mangled and partially dissolved with stomach acid to save it. Shit happens when you're stupid & you ignore the rules..!!

[@johnneails9747]

“Ohh, Ahh…that’s how it all starts, then later there’s running and screaming.” Ian Malcolm

[@linazlatin1285]

He is definately pre-historic. 😮

[@t.daniel5003]

A 15 foot reason I'd never live in Florida!

[@raymondbermudez5660]

Tom Daniel Unless he decides to relocate

[@karenokeefe1900]

It's one of the reasons why I'm leaving.

[@asupremum1246]

I live in Florida and I've never even seen a live gator

[@markgutsche5067]

Good we don't want you in Florida

[@LoriCor-]

@@raymondbermudez5660 They are, too. If this is an important issue for anyone, do your homework. They are around Smith Lake in Alabama, for instance. :(

[@SkatingAndMore123]

"I feel inspired." Only thing I'm inspired to do is run in the other direction.

[@crazymeee]

lmao

[@manuelmurray8346]

Love from medicals I 63 the

[@michael93DG]

Sam Echols LOLL that was funny!!!!

[@MissMarinaCapri]

Bazooka Joe , You know what you’re talking about and they are sheep people. Experiencing the whole thing with their children as if it’s an attraction. If that were my child I would pick them up and run back to the car close and lock the doors and windows.

[@jaydutta7711]

Sam Echols Hahaha 😂 Lol

[@kaylam.j.2172]

I’m watching this 7 yrs later and I hope this amazing animal is still alive today.

[@VolundMush]

It moves slowly because it's not in a hurry, doesn't feel threatened, and doesn't wanna waste energy. Keep your distance and don't be in its way and it's unlikely to mess with a group of people. Wow, what a creature.

[@edithnogueira7899]

This animal not always move slow, sometimes they run. I'm amazed how this people stand up so close.

[@leelee185]

Exactly

[@dextermorgan1]

That because these people stupid. 🤷🏻

[@sorellman]

Not the big ones. They are very slow on the ground. I met a similar one in the Everglades. It was a tourist center, and it was crossing the road just like this one here does. No one panicked, the people running the operation acted like this was something normal. The younger ones can be fast, and you do not want to walk very close to the water, especially if you have your dog with you.

[@MisterNoah]

Quote Goodfellas - "he might move slow...but, that's because he don't gotta move for anybody"

[@MidnightMarrow]

These are probably the same idiots that think you should run in a zig-zag from them. Much like water turtles people don't think they're all that quick because they have no reason to waste energy, but when they DO decide to take off, you see just how fast they can be when they want or need to be.

[@skaybaltimore]

Florida woman gets dragged off by 15' gator. Husband distressed, but thrilled that he got it on video.

[@quantumnoah4132]

That sounds about right

[@sang21nguyen]

Lmao

[@fireskycam9889]

He's just glad he got it on camera for the Life Insurance company.

[@hisquen0928]

Are you kidding me wow

[@divine1642]

Right🤣🤣🤣

[@webspider5601]

This is absolutely terrifying. I remember in 1988, a family who lived in Florida , got tired of Gators roaming in their backyard , and other back yards , So they moved 3000+ miles away from that scary state . It's not safe anywhere if you live in the Southern states , gators , scorpions, rattlers , Including roaches ,. There just nasty ,. Yes, doesn't matter where you are,. Washington state also has rattlers ,. Just have to be very careful where you are.

[@SurvivorBri]

*they're just nasty

[@mrs.6813]

Don't forget bigfoot too.

[@sk-sm9sh]

Terrifying? Statistically for someone it is much more likely to be randomly attacked by florida man than florida alligator. Yet we don't seem to worry when seeing a florida man walking down the road.

[@redrick8900]

Deer are more dangerous than alligators.

[@gvm271]

how about Australia ?

[@KatJaguar1122]

I saw a 16 foot alligator in east Florida while kayaking. I have picture and video. I don’t want to say where because I want it to remain safe and not harassed. It was on the bank with a wild boar it had killed, with vultures above it. It did give the impression of being a dinosaur. It was an incredible experience I will never forget. ❤️

[@scotthilberg8894]

is it safe to kayak around gators?

[@jessiimoore82]

Lol it isn't really safe here in any body of water

[@kfelix2934]

@@scotthilberg8894 Yes it is, I kayak in a plastic pirogue like canoe from 2002-2013 in almost every canal south of HWY70 and most waterways in SW and SE Florida , and never once been attacked, bitten, or chased by a gator. Yo know why? I left them alone.

[@kennettabradford6566]

​@@scotthilberg8894not at all

[@kennettabradford6566]

​@@kfelix2934they wasn't hungry😂

[@jamesbomd3503]

HE HAS BEEN HERE FOR DECADES ! HE LOOKS ABOUT 95 YEARS OLD

[@noeludeh9056]

Yea that's what I thought too, because you see alligators and crocodiles don't die by age

[@ToucanMurk]

@@noeludeh9056 Neither do lobsters in their natural environment, as long as they don't get sick or killed by a predator.

[@vladedodi1347]

I put him/her at 150

[@sammyxv7020]

@Danny DeVito's Magnum Dong exactly but unlike lobsters an alligator of that size would have no predators besides humans so it could live longer.

[@bridgetlarson5443]

He or she needs to live people need to leave it alone it's been there long before their stupid park !!!! But no rotten ass people will either move the gator or kill it just to protect their own send selfish lives

[@kerns05jk]

what do you call a alligator wearing a vest. a investagator

[@wolfette25]

William. H Bonnet lol wow

[@Oscoe63]

William. H Bonnet Wally Gator.

[@biancaortegaa]

L

[@himself187]

Jo Kerns lavester

[@worldbfree3439]

aligaytor

[@robertmoir5695]

A monster alligator

[@elise3036]

I'm in awe of the fact that humans still believe Florida is a suitable place to live.

[@stevedyches4635]

They say Louisiana has more gators than Florida. They are present throughout the Southeast of the country, and attacks on humans are pretty rare. Of course, there are hurricanes to contend with too, and many other potential hazards and deadly animals. It is an exciting and interesting place to live. I had more near-death experiences in the Colorado foothills where I lived for ten years. I'm happy to be back in Florida.

[@somacruz7759]

The gator's just walking by like "How you all doing?" 😂

[@somacruz7759]

@Shattered Dreams xD

[@jaywalker712]

He is going out for Chinese !

[@anitamihholap5926]

"Wassup, sluts."

[@gourabsarker6895]

I read that in Joey tribbiani voice

[@maxalaintwo3578]

"Suh dude"

[@patrickmaloney1810]

"We never felt threatened." That will be written on your gravestone.

[@jcollins5962]

Lmao

[@googleuser3665]

Typical Floridians aka DUMB ASS! smh!

[@scnojohnson9645]

Patrick Maloney Lol

[@PlanetBlake]

And while they are busy laying there on the ground taking photos of that one crawling across the path, another one walks up behind them, and that's all folks... Also, people oft times underestimate just how quickly a gator can move when they want to.

[@campbelldynasty5632]

Patrick Maloney lmao

[@Reggie-The-Dog]

I was raised at the edge of the Everglades and have seen thousands of gators and I never saw one this big. Crazy.

[@melodiedrury2567]

He's huge!!! Massive. A giant prehistoric monster. Run!

[@melodiedrury2567]

Op ed; and hide. Run and hide, for now.

[@tomgreenfor777]

I am from Florida and I've seen a million gators. This is a huge gator! Being from Florida, I can tell you from my experience I wouldn't be laying on the ground with my telephoto lens. In fact, I wouldn't even be that close. The only reason that gator looks sluggish is because he has just eaten. Maybe a calf or a wild hog. But if that gator gets hungry or mad, he can normally run faster than you think!

[@kivanraj2734]

John Lee yeah but for a short distance tho they give up really quickly

[@tomgreenfor777]

I've seen some pissed off mama gators that would make a pretty swift charge and scare the crap out of you! Those folks were closer than I like.

[@doom163]

not really actually, smaller gators run very fast but this one looks pretty old and he's huge, the max speed he can probably run is 7-10 miles per hour while the average human running at 12 miles per hour

[@tomgreenfor777]

I have never clocked one, but one ate my dog in Arcadia, Florida and I have been approached by several on the Loxahatchee river. My advice is to stay back farther than you think. Good luck with your alligator hunting! Be careful not to trip when running 12 miles per hour fully clothed in your boots.

[@boysinbikinis8067]

Even the ducks here are mean and vicious. I came near a duck once and almost lost an eye or two.

[@unassignedd]

photo: ULTRA HD 4K but video: recorded with a potatoe

[@asriel_4955]

Emi potato*

[@Well_possibly]

Too dumb to bring a good camera, and too dumb to keep their kids safe. Alligators can outrun adults. They are all too close!

[@maurralin]

president trump

[@erickpalacios8904]

Emi Hahahahahahahahaha you made me spill my drink! Cheers to you!

[@reginabayles7795]

Erick Palacios n lmom

[@hilliarycason2660]

On my local news, An Animal Trapper that captures alligators stated that you do not have to live near a lake for an alligator to appear in your yard due to alligators can come through your storm drainages. Now that’s quite disturbing to hear.

[@stevedyches4635]

I have seen them down there through the grates. One that I saw was said to have been trapped down there for 12 years. The exit to a retention pond was blocked by large and heavy tree limbs. He was a big one and I gave him some chicken that I was having for lunch.

[@leequinn2733]

Authorities also commented on the lack of other gators, turtles, and other small animals in the area. Humpback apparently has a huge appetite. As you can see other gators don't fare well in his presence, and he's the biggest of them all. Only living things you'll see are a few brave birds.

[@marvinesquivel3445]

Tons of people going to the park just to see him * The croco dude: *ah yes, more food*

[@emmajohnson8909]

Exactly 💯

[@pawelpap9]

These are alligators, not crocodiles. Normally they do not attack or “eat” people.

[@carribeangyalamybell1148]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@adrianaheras1291]

😂😂😂😂

[@sarahstrong7174]

@@pawelpap9 Ah thats why he was smiling in that friendly way.

[@MJfp6lx]

*area infested with gators* Americans: "perfect spot to build a park"

[@largeautomobile]

it's not really a park but more like a nature preserve. more of a go at your own risk type thing.

[@largeautomobile]

@Jason B. wonder if we've crossed paths, I go there all the time too! got charged at by an angry momma gator there the other day so I've been wary about going back for the rest of mating season! 😅

[@elnombredelarosa3167]

For once I agree with the americans

[@6ixlxrd]

@@largeautomobile "Go at your own risk" isn't the type of place I'd be taking my bite-sized children too.

[@wilsonno9675]

*That's how Florida works*

[@scotttyson7970]

They Walk through the woods at night too.For all you campers that didn't know

[@BassGuitarGuy128]

I'm more amazed by the people who just lay down and watch a mammoth gator walk by them than the gator itself. I think Floridians have evolved beyond the ability to experience fear.

[@TheITTman]

basically the gator version of Jaws.

[@AnnetteLynnG]

Yes!

[@MotleyStew]

You mean Lake Placid.

[@ledernierutopiste]

Actually, some crocodile are longer than the longest great white sharks ! But not the alligator who's one of the smallest crocodile alive today.

[@S113Productions]

Thomas Matteo Except the gator is the good guy!

[@agatlingpea2232]

But he's not angry he's just taking a little walk :P

[@payamyazdi7672]

my mother in law is bigger

[@davidlaidbiggestfan]

bruh 😂😂😂

[@lookoutnow4996]

Post a photo of yourself with that comment😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@raymondbermudez5660]

Payam yazdi 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ArtIsTheBestWow]

😂 😂 😂 😂

[@robertfink4768]

Im spent, best comment ever

[@Lookup33]

I was at an alligator farm last weekend in the Everglades, and one of the handlers said that gators with that hump back have a specific disorder (I forgot the name) but it’s due to ppl who try and keep them for pets and don’t provide the proper habitat/upbringing for normal development.

[@FerallHog]

Some old farm kid probably had him as a pet in 1950. That’s interesting.

[@tomshiba51]

I grew up where only squirrels and bunny rabbits were prevalent, but neither of them could bite in half.

[@psw4763]

There's no way I would be that close to that dinosaur. Common sense people.

[@SilentKnight43]

It's Florida. Common sense ain't all that common down there.

[@styphlynne8253]

Tuning in from Rocky Mountains- I have never even seen a live alligator ! But Sasquatch is real !

[@zeezee-6]

And bring the children the next day? Wtf

[@patriciaperry-higgins6269]

Right…..

[@Alphaflight912]

Puzzies🍇

[@weedle4736]

Lady: "It's so inspiring" **Bites her husband's arms and does a death roll**

[@StarryLarry]

she would still probably say "look at this amazing creature"

[@bl8388]

And the gator runs away after seeing the lady bite her husband's arm and rolling.

[@aayonce4]

Lmaooo oh shit

[@wilsixone]

Hahahaha!!!

[@ImmanuelRandD]

No frr if I ever see one the gator would be dead 💀 I ain’t taking no chances 😂

[@talayarodriguez7547]

It's a NO from me💀

[@kellieminter4492]

TRUE LEGEND ❤️ YOU CAN TELL THAT GATOR HAS ALOT OF YEARS ON IT. HE JUST SLOWLY STILL WALKS WITH PRIDE, AND HE SHOULD. A GATOR THAT OLD AND HUGE I APPLAUD CAUSE HE HAS LIVED THIS LONG OF A LIFE.❤❤❤❤

[@BaronSupremacy]

"We all came out to feed our small children to the beast."

[@bevcamren1316]

Photoshop?

[@tommybrown9534]

Haha

[@boldalx5351]

Lol...Exactly!Then when eats one of their Lil ass they’ll put him down for being what nature made him to be...A predator.Smh

[@familyandmoneyseverything6032]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@EMVera-eh5nm]

Exactly my thought 💭 why go see a beast??

[@dbouterse9170]

I grew up in Fl. I've seen them run, climb fences, climb onto porches, seen them sunning on car hoods, appear out of nowhere, I've seen them slap dock pylons with their tails trying to knock pets into the water. I love them & they're fascinating but quick & cunning. Yrs ago the wildlife authorities were in a boat trying to capture one to relocate it from a lake in Orlando at a condo complex & it propelled out of the water & took one of the men. It was on the news. People stay your distance & never harrass or impede their space. USE COMMON SENSE!

[@Cass-es5kl]

People think that wild animals are safe. What can you say except....play stupid games win stupid prizes

[@MM-ig1iv]

Lol... You know some people just don't have that right?

[@Grandpa_popi]

Quit making up stories guy, I’ve lived in this area 34 years and know that never happened.

[@dbouterse9170]

Freshy Jones..research it in Orlando Sentinel..approx 30-35 yrs ago. It was on evening news. Happened in lake at some condos in or near Orlando.

[@ot8479]

What 'common sense'!? The stuff Florida natives do when it comes to get close to gators and crocodiles is just crazy... Robberies included!

[@mjlnirswrath9782]

Yet another reason why aliens don’t come to earth. Not because we have 15 foot dinosaurs, but because humans actively seek out those mfs for fun.

[@suzanh7777]

That is one of the biggest gators I have EVER SEEN on land, and I grew up in Florida. He was moving at a good clip for being on land. He would be a good candidate for the largest gator competition. I saw a BIG gator on a trail cam in the woods crossing a footpath, strange.

[@michaelgregory8728]

Wait so thats a park that the gator walks freely through and people dont feel threatened by it ? .....yall can have that lol.....dont get me wrong beautiful creature but i rather watch it from afar like youtube afar lol

[@roberta.lofgrenjr.9182]

The state of Florida should remove that Godzilla for Christ Sake. When he kills somebody, then the state will act fast.

[@jewels7954]

Are you from Florida? That’s a wildlife park and alligators don’t attack unless provoked so don’t give input you’re not sure on...

[@LocdandLovelyT]

Panic! at the Forehead how many times have people been attacked by an animal that “never has attacked anyone or showed aggression” 🤦🏽‍♀️ anything with teeth can attack y’all are so damn slow.

[@jewels7954]

You know how many people have actually been attacked in the last 20/30 years? And from that, died from it? Not a lot. There’s been more shark attacks than alligator attacks. Yes anything can be dangerous but alligators are not going to attack just anything they see.

[@SilviaFingerotter]

Michael Gregory They really don’t care much about people unless you provoke them.

[@kefilinitaufa1522]

I thought jurassic park was just a movie. I just saw the real thing today.

[@jennyyy78]

A little to close for comfort 🙄

[@cameroonkendrick6312]

Yeah some people are pretty stupid around wild animals, probably tourists or something

[@Unique2023-]

This is a Crocodile 🐊 ...pointed snort not an Aligator.

[@7mikepd]

I'm from Louisiana. I grew up canoeing in the Bayous spotlighting alligators for fun. And the size of that one took my breath away. That was amazing.

[@arcanum4]

➕2️⃣

[@princeniloy2975]

Hopefully you get ur breath back.

[@pedrocavalcante5822]

These animals are quite common in this region, which coincidentally is swampy. Some say they appear in the summer, so if you live in a Florida mansion, you might be surprised to see an alligator lounging in your pool or strolling through your grass.

[@RSMR7.]

I'm from Louisiana too Michael....What city? If I may ask? Have a glorious evening! ❤

[@braddavid902]

@@RSMR7.I’m from baton rouge. Wbu?

[@amallibeckham2726]

Steve Irwin would love him!!

[@stormworks4882]

lmao hed jump on his back

[@adrianabundiz148]

@Mike B no shit, everyone knows that

[@wiiliamhamilton147]

And The gator would love him, too. Love to eat him.

[@beanking3426]

wiiliamhamilton147 Are you stupid? This wouldn’t be the first gator Steve Irwin would deal with.

[@nunyabiznez6381]

Irwin would be in a death roll with the alligator while describing the death roll to the audience.

[@mahdiammons1577]

My wife and I saw this alligator at the circle b bar ranch preserve. It was bellowing because of the mating season being at that time. We moved away quickly because gators are dangerous as it is much less during that time of the year.

[@RiasatSalminSami]

All fun and games until the Gator starts running 🗿

[@mjohnson1741]

This is when I appreciate living in a cold state.

[@GSM92]

yeah me 2.thats why i live in texas and southern california

[@movinngroovin2104]

We have black bears

[@sarahstrong7174]

The U.K seems a really cool & safe place to live sometimes.

[@CogitoErgoSum67]

I take the gators over the bears any day. Don't get me wrong I hate florida but gators usually don't go out of their way to kill ppl...

[@seanmathews1826]

Just stay back 20 feet and they won't bother you. Heck, most of the time if you walk towards them they will run away.

[@roxannebrown5923]

Lying on the ground ????? Where does the stupidity end ? Gators can move quickly. Not "inspired" , just plain dumb.

[@Tonbridgeangels1948]

alright Karen, calm down

[@eatwhatukiii2532]

An alligator can certainly book it if it “feels inspired”...by a toddler in pink clothes and bouncy pigtails, no doubt. Are there any missing children or elderly in that region?

[@keishahanley9471]

Lol

[@Tippercanoe]

EXACTLY. Alligators be like, it's all good til it isn't.

[@cara.777]

American’s 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@robertmoir5695]

Has anyone ever seen an alligator that large ? Unbelievable !

[@Lena.9]

Scientists approximately 250 years from now: breaking news we found the remains of a 250 million old dinosaur, it must be the ancestor of today’s alligators!

[@tomnguyen3305]

oh a gator, lets bring up the kids honey.

[@businessmanager4746]

they have life insurance on the kids i bet

[@cwrmark]

Hey honey I’ve got even better idea let’s put the kids on his back it will be a great picture

[@jslee5467]

@@cwrmark haha....like riding on a horse....

[@cooliodiablo6117]

I'm from Lakeland, we've got some good sized gators, but holy shit that's a monster.

[@ambriadaniels8786]

Saddlecreek Park has an old gator thats almost as big! :)

[@stevewynn8689]

Biggest gator I ever saw was in the Jacksonville Zoo in the 70s. Way bigger than the one in the vid. Barely ever moved.

[@livinglikelarry731]

@@ambriadaniels8786 hell yea love that park on memorial

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

lets not talk about Gods excrement

[@stevewynn8689]

Lauren- ?

[@infini.tesimo]

This was 6 years ago...how big is it now? 👀

[@ozdorothyfan]

As others have commented i'm stunned they are so close to it and some even lying down. He may look slow, but when he wants to he can move snakelike fast and will be on you in a second. You wont even have time to be standing fully upright before he has you. I don't even live around these animals and I know that. There could be another one watching them from that undergrowth preparing to pounce in a faction of a second, the stupidity is mind boggling.

[@grettaclarkson6511]

As a Floridian I can say alligators don't care much for people unless they're getting poked at (or antagonized for that matter)

[@angrypanda6774]

Gretta Clarkson lol try walking up to our Salt water crocs in Australia they could easily kill this alligator 😂

[@tomservo3401]

Blue Husky theres an obvious difference between alligators and crocodiles. Not only their temperment but also size and what they prey on. Alligators eat fish, nile crocodiles eat people. Gustave has killed 300+ people around his lake and rivers... and is still out there.

[@angrypanda6774]

Rawhead Rex Salt Water Crocs kill people alot and this alligator could easily get killed by our Salt Water Crocs

[@tomservo3401]

Salt water crocodiles dont kill nearly as many people as nile crocodiles. Literally Hunderds are taken every year compared to a dozen or so a year in australia. The only animal in the world to top the nile crocodile in human deaths is the mosquito.

[@angrypanda6774]

Rawhead Rex it's actually really common for people to get killed by salt water crocs

[@johndavis9487]

Sure, I'm gonna take my kids with me to go take selfies with a 15 foot alligator, what a great idea!

[@mindflowers1792]

You must not have grown up in FL. I grew up on a lake with gators, it's just the norm here. No big deal. Gators are beautiful animals.

[@LovesJuicy21]

I was thinking the same thing lol but yea I guess it's different since I'm from California and it's normal to see Bears here but not gators I'm so scare of gators

[@abitofapickle6255]

I've from Ohio and I love seeing a ligature whenever I'm in florida

[@noneofyourbusiness4294]

Bell Torres gators are considered to be rather calm, and taking no real interest in humans. If you want something to run away from, I'd recommend saltwater or nile crocs. Those two tend to be aggressive, and don't mind making a snack out of humans

[@SurvivalGames1]

till they are hungry....

[@Vejur9000]

This is nothing short of prehistoric greatness.

[@marthacanady9441]

This thing belongs in Jurassic park.

[@jmms429]

Seems like the perfect place to take your bite size children =\

[@stubones]

jmms429 seems the best way to dispose of antifa fascists 😂

[@nativelatinosfooktrump5348]

stubones fook off TRUMP trash

[@chrishuber8930]

@@nativelatinosfooktrump5348 trump trash? Stop being a child and be a decent person. If you don't like a.erican first policies you can leave America. It's that simple. Just because you don't agree with his policies doesn't mean everyone who does is trash.

[@chrishuber8930]

@@stubones see they aren't fascists they are Marxist communist in disguise.

[@johnlewis3891]

@@stubones Why the hell do people like you feel the need to bring up politics in a video about gators?

[@brendamatthews9456]

THAT ALLIGATOR IS THE REASON I WON'T LIVE IN FLORIDA!!!!!###

[@beverlya6338]

brenda, every area has something. Gators feed just before the sun comes up and just before it goes down. Unless its breeding season they are fine but nothing I would get too close to.

[@JayJay-uj2qe]

Brenda Matthews man fuck that gator, id still move to the sunshine state.....WITH A GUN, just incase we cross paths and he tries some shit.

[@beverlya6338]

Jason, you get caught shooting a gator and you will also receive a heavy fine. They are protected except for once a year and even then there are only so many gators that can be hunted and you have to be on the list to hunt them

[@DA-js7xz]

Why? They won't hurt you, unless you want to live in a swamp.

[@beverlya6338]

You don't have to live in a swamp to see a gator. I had one take its tail and swing itself over my 6 ft stockade fence and it got in my pool. I had to call wildlife to come and get it out and I dont live in a swamp. On another street from me is a little canal with water in it and it was breeding season so the bigger ones kicked this 4 footer out and it went down my street searching for water and found my pool.

[@friday1955]

There's one south of Silver Springs,FL as big or bigger than that one..... Ive seen it crossing the road.

[@Headonwriter]

Gator: This is Florida, what's with the strange look. Never seen a gator crossed the road before.

[@Jamminmotorking]

He's so old moss is growing in his lips!

[@PBranch38]

larkyleroy lmao, right

[@annag6400]

It's not growing on him, and it's not moss. There is algae growing in the water, forming a thin layer on the surface. When he came out of the water the algae stayed on him. It would be the same if you dipped your hand in the water, it would stick to your hand too.

[@Jamminmotorking]

Restarted? maybe you should restart your brain! hahahaha

[@vincentmarceau2249]

larkyleroy that's call duckweed

[@shaynewhite4545]

what did the gator do to you they were here first

[@raidersacdc4892]

That Gator is at least 100 yrs old..As a Floridian I can tell you Gators are not as aggressive as you might think..Only really around mating season..You just get used to them being around..They are transient and go from lake to lake

[@RikkuTakanashi]

Yeah, a gator will typically only bother you if you bothered it first. Why should something like that eat a measly human when it could easily take down a deer? Or another alligator for that matter.

[@Trund27]

RaidersACDC 489 amazing!! 🐊🐊🐊

[@lilyhanze3682]

RaidersACDC 489 It won’t bother u unless u go in the water or get close to it. Otherwise it won’t bother you. Unless it’s and aggressive one, and yes they do exist😂

[@jackcoplenad2062]

RaidersACDC If that were a saltwater croc that family would've been eaten in eaten in seconds

[@bobbobbgarte922]

What happens if u approach to pet that big guy

[@jarretheller2244]

@ 1:34 is that an small gator that it's eating?

[@l.j.4458]

That walk is what 0-fcksgiven looks like😂😂💯💯💯

[@ThisIsMyIdDude]

MASSIVE GATOR SEEN AT THE LOCAL PARK. Florida: We are here today just because of that. Rest of the world: I think we'll never go back to that park again, it belongs to the gator now.

[@Imdatn1nja]

Lmao so true

[@donaldgoines8237]

Ain’t no blacks trying to go see no huge gator

[@coryboy345]

If there was something to rob off the gator, i would imagine there would be.

[@phazesmckenzie828]

Wow. Spoken like a Bama. An uneducated one at that.

[@longdirtytoenails1076]

Donald Goines #StuffWhitePeopleLike

[@cruzdeleon1888]

Damn nature! You scary

[@santuccipontarelli3763]

Donald Goines sho ain't we are scary I would've been gone

[@talapeanutbutter4250]

This one is big enough to eat a person. People should always be alert around any body of water. I grew up here and still live here.

[@stevehaller6332]

This one you can get close to how long it is with the reference point of the walking path it crossed.

[@laronmaron98]

Amazing animals, nearly unchanged for over 80 million years. But I choose to admire them from a distance. Like, say, a thousand miles or so.

[@MikhailVolochaev]

Many a-miles I’ve traveled, a thousand miles or so, But I never saw a gator such big as this before!

[@JUST-UK-JAY]

bang goes the evolution theory .... again

[@emmanueltusa9346]

I’m with u on the distance On KZbin to be precise

[@nadiaanastasia3873]

“He’s amazing”.... until he grabs hold of you or your kids 🙃

[@jaxon.minecraft6715]

So? He would be a amazing babysitter

[@styphlynne8253]

Tuning in from Rocky Mountains- I have never even seen a live alligator ! But Sasquatch is real !

[@stepteam1989]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦🏻‍♂️

[@seanojones8487]

Exactly

[@ms.micbling7389]

@@jaxon.minecraft6715 do you mean babyEATER?

[@Mixchur]

Gator walking like " I can't BELIEVE I ate the WHOOOOLE thing!! "

[@Kanelle88]

I was visiting a friend and we were walking around a lake that had a sidewalk around it. We came up to this tree that was blocking the view of the sidewalk ahead of us. We walked around it and there in the middle of the sidewalk not even three feet from us was this gator. It had to be at least 9 feet long. Anyways, it whipped around opened it mouth and Hissed. Next thing I remember my friend and I were on the other side of the lake out of breath. I had blacked out in sheer terror. I didn't remember running then and I still don't remember. I was only 11 at the time.

[@brittoncoil2518]

Moves at the speed of a California dmv worker

[@raymondbermudez5660]

britton coil I’ve been to the dmv and that’s no lie

[@kirbywaite1586]

But more pleasant I am sure.

[@CoolioXXX52]

Faster than that

[@kaybevang536]

Fuuuuuck I live in Sacramento and they be like that too 😂

[@101jumpergirl101]

I don't curse on social media but HOLY SHIT

[@101jumpergirl101]

hahahahaha thanks I think?............. and how is calling someone a jew bad?

[@molonlabe6237]

101jumpergirl101 youre welcome. and I have no idea, but people sure take offense to it.

[@101jumpergirl101]

Molon Labe hahaha true, I mean I'm personally not Jewish but have friends who are and I think the reason people take offense is not that you're calling them Jewish is the way you're saying it, and you weren't calling me those names correct?

[@molonlabe6237]

101jumpergirl101 no I wasn't directing those words at you, but they are holstered for any situation ;)

[@101jumpergirl101]

hahahaha ok good, and so true!!! ;P

[@AlexKS1992]

Look everybody it’s Florida Man’s pet going out for a stroll.

[@VoodooGoddess86]

No matter how fast you think you can jump to your feet, you’d be surprised how fast they are. Especially being he’s that big, better be thankful he wasn’t starving lol

[@BBL885]

turkey neck and a hunch back... 😟 old age sucks

[@raymondbermudez5660]

Brenda Lopez Yes tell me about it that’s a true statement

[@savvypq4333]

That nigga was here before tha ming dynasty

[@tekashisnitch9262]

Yours is comin soon too Bren

[@KitchenerLeslie2]

He’s 17 feet if you count his sack.

[@tekashisnitch9262]

All d Lopez's I know age the same way 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cryptosporidium1375]

That gator is ancient

[@johannesschmitz6370]

Im pretty sure some Bodybuilder must have dumped his crate of anabolics in the swamp when this gator was around.

[@djdoyle9]

FWIW, my wife and I have seen a gator this size on coastal South Carolina.

[@Mike-up6go]

Gator : " you say I'm old as dirt " ? Tourist : " yep" Gator : " what a croc "

[@Tonsdooby17]

SCP-682 has breached containment.

[@Stalkergames916]

Anthony Lenczowski he actually looks like Scp 682

[@VULTUSSY]

True true

[@TheScaryman1945]

Shit

[@Ron4885]

lol :-)

[@justarandomyoutubeviewer2749]

Maybe his high or just have scp 999 in his mouth. He's too calm and it's pretty bizarre. MTF please stand by

[@petraskvarc317]

i go to my local park and come across a casual squirrel, they get to see a dinosaur 😂😂

[@ElixirOfEuphoria]

@ "Chu doin with ma nuts holmes" "Storin them for winter, fuck chu mean ese"

[@wiiliamhamilton147]

And also get eaten by one.

[@janicemurphy4373]

My home is Lakeland Florida, and I never seen a gator like this one or this huge!!!!!!!!!

[@girthfrombirth4408]

gta 6 leaked footage😱

[@mohamedsabtow5172]

That’s not a alligator, that’s a dinosaur.

[@amazingdany]

They are survivors from that prehistoric era indeed.

[@simpsonsfan8996]

@The Floridian Gent Deinosuchus was a giant species of gator that existed with the dinosaurs so your statement is false.

[@adrianabundiz148]

@@simpsonsfan8996 it's a joke, dumbass

[@simpsonsfan8996]

@@cease_requiem6034 Gharials are also part of the family Alligatoroidea. Which technically classifies Deinosuchus as a species of gator. Just not an American Alligator. So both Purussaurus and Deinosuchus were giant species of Gators.

[@ardi1606]

@@simpsonsfan8996 no, Gharials aren't alligatoridae, Gharials are Gavialidae.

[@atharkazi3507]

Thats not a alligator , Its RUNTHEFUCKAWAYSAURAUS ! 😰

[@Lena-uh3ky]

ATHAR KAZI 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jayb2593]

funniest fuccn comment I’ve seen on KZbin 😂😂

[@1TakoyakiStore]

I've only ever seen 1 alligator that could compare to this guy's size!

[@ScaleCrawling]

It IS from a different era, genious.

[@saramcgaha1406]

Welcome to Florida.

[@raymondbermudez5660]

Sara Mcgaha I think I’ll start locking my door at night

[@Weigazod]

Sara Mcgaha those swamp cats surely are cute :3

[@adrianabundiz148]

@@Weigazod * dogs

[@Weigazod]

@@adrianabundiz148 Caimans are dog but gators are kitties. Change my mind.

[@adrianabundiz148]

@@Weigazod gators are bigger than caimans and so are dogs to kittens,thus gators are dogs and caimans are kittens

[@corbinbush5211]

I was looking at gators in class and we came across this. My teacher saw it and said. “That’s a gator. Eating good in the hood.”

[@CrazyIshan69]

"More than he should."

[@ayokay123]

@@CrazyIshan69 "Peckerwood"

[@user-gg3qh4di9s]

@@CrazyIshan69 that's a good one! 😆😂😂🤣

[@CrazyIshan69]

@@user-gg3qh4di9s Thanks. 😁

[@jeanneratterman]

5 years ago. Wonder how the gator did in the storms recently.

[@clarencebynum7256]

He is huge, hopefully no one tries to pet him. He looks mighty hungry LoL 😂😂😂