In today's edition of 'things that happen in Florida,' a determined alligator did not let anything or anyone stop it from crossing a busy road.
The incident, which happened in Venice, Florida, in the U.S., was recorded by Daniel Kaufman, who was in his truck when the reptile decided to cross the road. The video shows the reptile, with one front foot missing, crossing the busy road.?
"We got a stray hog. Look at this beast. It's like a 10-footer," says Kaufman while recording the gator.
¡°Look at this beast,¡± Kaufman says as the slow-moving alligator halts oncoming traffic.?
¡°Holy cow. What's up, bro? You go under my truck? And he's going under my truck. It's official. He is under the truck. Just move my truck-- are you kidding me?" says Kaufman while the gator gets under his vehicle.?
Kaufman told Storyful the alligator shook the box truck.The footage recorded by Kaufman shows the gator emerging again from the other side of Kaufman¡¯s truck before continuing its journey.?
People left comments under the video, which has been shared multiple times on social media. One user wrote, "I didn¡¯t even have to read the caption to know this was in Florida."
Another commented, "This dude was missing a left palm and struttin like a G!"
"I feel sorry for the animals for losing habitat because of humans," wrote a third user.
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