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LOOK: Huge alligator takes a stroll in Florida nature park

/ 08:18 AM January 18, 2017

Florida

SCREENGRAB from Kim Joiner/Circle B Bar Reserve – Polk Nature Discovery Center Facebook group

Thought it was a scene from a Jurassic spin-off? Think again.

A heavyweight alligator spotted in Florida, USA, has raised eyebrows on social media. In a video uploaded by Facebook user Kim Joiner uploaded on Monday, the giant reptile is seen crossing a trail at the Circle B Bar Reserve, where several onlookers were also filming it.

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“I love Circle B,” Joner captioned her viral clip. “Nature at its best.” Some Facebook users recognized the savage creature, named “Humpback” after his giant curve on its spine.

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“I am out there a lot taking pictures and walking,” she told Huffington Post. “The gators cross often and I saw this one coming so I wasn’t scared, just gave him space. They just want to cross from one marsh to the other.”

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Joner’s video has been shared 38,000 times as of this writing.

Perhaps Florida is “home sweet home” for many gigantic alligators. Back in June, a monstrous, 15-foot alligator was filmed trudging through a club’s golf course.  Gianna Francesca Catolico

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