Gator raid! Alligator is caught on camera climbing over fence in Florida and into a Navy air base
- The agile alligator climbs over a tall fence and lands on the other side safely
- A surprised child can be heard talking as a woman films the scene from her car
- There are about 1.3 million alligators in Florida, kept in captivity or in the wild
An alligator has been caught on camera while climbing over a tall fence in Florida.
Footage posted on Facebook shows the huge reptile moving from one side of the street to the other in front of stunned onlookers.
The incident happened at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jax) last Saturday.
The agile alligator, pictured, climbed a fence at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida
Christina Stewart, who filmed and shared the video, can be heard saying: ‘There it goes…over the fence.’
‘Over the fence it went.’
A surprised child talks in the background as Ms Stewart captures the scene from her car.
The reptile was caught on camera while climbing the tall fence as a woman filmed the scene from her car
After climbing the tall fence, the alligator (pictured left and right) lands safely on the other side
The reptile lands on the other side of the fence safely after climbing over it.
A Facebook user commented: ‘Amazing Christina!! I have never seen anything like this before with alligators! Thank you for sharing!’
Another person wrote: ‘I’m screwed. I can’t even climb a fence.’
An eight-foot-long alligator, pictured, crossed a busy Florida roadway during a rainstorm last week
Last week, an eight-foot-long alligator was filmed crossing a busy Florida roadway during a rainstorm.
There are about 1.3 million alligators in Florida, both in captivity and in the wild, Visit Florida reports.
Visitors are advised to remain at least 50 feet away from the reptiles when looking at them or taking a photo.