Massive alligator takes an afternoon stroll on a golf course

'I think that's two guys in an alligator suit.'
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"That is the biggest freakin' alligator I have ever seen in my life."

A massive gator was spotted at the Buffalo Creek Golf Club in Palmetto, Florida, last Wednesday, though the footage finally started to take off this weekend. 

Pro shop clerk Wendy Schofiel told News 3 that the giant gator is nothing new, in fact he's a regular around the course. 


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"He has been here for a very, very long time, he's not new at all," said Schofiel. "There have been guesses that he's 15 to 16 feet long."

However, the course has embraced their reptilian friend.

"He doesn't bother anybody and they don't bother him, he's like a mascot for the course, which is owned by Manatee County," Schofiel told News 3

Of course, the Internet got word of the gator and mashed the beast into a scene from Jurassic Park


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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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