Uninvited guest: an alligator made its way to the beach in Alabama and scared the vacationers

A trip to the sea turned into a scene from a horror movie when a tourist spotted a huge alligator swimming in the ocean off the coast of Alabama. The edition told in more detail New York Post.

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Footage of the reptile walking has made a splash on Facebook.

"Not everyone does this," terrified tourist Matt Harvill said after posting the shocking images on social media.

Harville and his girlfriend spent a "beautiful day" on Dauphin Island, a popular tourist destination. Then a passerby warned them of the presence of an alligator.

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“My girlfriend and I were just spending time on the beach when someone mentioned it,” Harvill said. He decided to walk along the shore to take a closer look.

It was then that the tourist noticed a huge reptile frolicking in the waves. Since he was not used to seeing a creature living in the swamps in the sea, Harvill took out his phone and filmed what was happening.

“Tell me where to go to the beach and the zoo at the same time,” Harvill commented on his video.

The Alabama resident found the sighting particularly incredible, as he usually only sees alligators in fresh water and almost "never in the Gulf of Mexico."

Indeed, alligators are the largest reptiles in the US, typically growing up to 15 feet (4,5 m) in length. Their weight sometimes reaches more than 1000 pounds (454 kg). They generally prefer to inhabit freshwater ecosystems such as rivers and swamps.

This is because they do not have salt glands like their fellow crocodilians, which allows the latter to be constantly in both brackish and salt water.

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However, the lack of an iodine filter in alligators does not prevent them from “coming” to the sea from time to time.

Indeed, scientists have found that alligators frequent estuaries in pursuit of marine prey, including blue crabs, rays, and even sharks.

In 2003, an alligator was seen feeding on a shark in Florida's mangrove swamps.

And in October 202, a 10-foot (3 m) alligator scared beachgoers in Florida after it surfaced from the salty depths and waddled to the shore.

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