'Time to move': a giant alligator scares Florida residents

A huge dinosaur-like alligator was filmed while walking on the lawn of a golf club in Florida during tropical storm Eta. New York Post.

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A giant reptile with legs longer than a dog's and a hulking, fleshy torso was captured on video walking through the grounds of the Valencia Golf & Country Club in Naples as Tropical Storm Eta hit the Florida coast on Wednesday, November 11.

“Obviously I was a little shocked,” said Tyler Stoelting, the first mate at the golf club who took the video. “It was quite big, the biggest I’ve ever seen!”

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Online, the video sparked discussions about prehistoric times and questions about the authenticity of the reptile—whether such large alligators even exist.

But Stolting and his colleague Jeff Jones insisted that the alligator was real.

“I haven’t seen an alligator this big in a long time, so I’m a little shocked,” said Jones, the golf club’s lead specialist. He clarified that the neighbors had already seen this animal more than once. “I’ve lived here for a long time and in general I wasn’t surprised when I saw an alligator walking across the field. It was shocking how big it was.”

Twitter users who viewed the footage pointed to the alligator as one of the many dangers to life in Florida. Tweets about deadly hurricanes, sharks and giant alligators, as well as heated discussions about the feasibility of living in the state, scattered across social networks.

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“This is one of the reasons I will not live in Florida in retirement,” wrote user StacyDAlessand3.

“I just moved here yesterday. I’m sure I can get my deposit back,” wrote user Elizabeth Westhoff.

When asked about the threat the alligator could pose to golfers and locals, Jones dismissed it.

“As long as no one feeds him, everyone will be fine,” he joked.

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