In an episode that was as surreal as it was mundane in Florida, two alligators were caught on video attempting to enter a home during the night of April 11.
The scene took place in the city of Ave María, in the Florida county of Collier, as revealed on social media by journalist , Matt Devitt.
“Welcome to Florida... where you might see alligators calmly climbing up to your front door”, joked Devitt while sharing the video on Instagram, which has gone viral.
The images, captured by a Ring camera, show two reptiles—one very passive as if waiting to see what would happen, and the other fixated on trying to enter the house.
The incident—terrifying yet at the same time funny—has generated hundreds of witty comments across the various forums where it has been shared.
Many have described the alligators as "Jehovah's Witnesses" determined at all costs to get in to preach.
"Do you have a minute to hear the word of our Lord Cococristo?"; "Hello, we are the witnesses of the caiman. Would you like to hear about the promised swamp?"; "Jehovah's Witness: when I reincarnate I won't say anything, but there will be signs," have been some comments.
“Hey, neighbor, we came to invite you to the party”; “Me, when I come back from a night out”; “Wasn't the barbecue supposed to be here?”; “That's why some people call Florida Jurassic Park”; “My mother-in-law showed up unannounced” or “Those dogs in Miami are really strange!”, were some others.
Fear has also been part of the conversation, with users concerned about what might have happened if a child or elder had opened the door at that moment.
"My God, I'm staying in Texas"; "I'm astonished by the size of those lizards"; "It's good that they don't have a dog, and if they did, it's a thing of the past"; "That's 90 miles away; if it were in Cuba, there wouldn't be a single one left," wrote the most alarmed.
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