Extraordinary moment enormous alligator strolls past tourists in Florida

Stunned tourists have captured the moment a huge alligator strolled past visitors at a nature reserve in Florida.

Footage shows the enormous creature – thought to be about 12ft long – looking relaxed as it walked past families at the reserve in Lakeland.

The reptile ignored awe-struck visitors who stood filming him just metres away.

According to the Polk Nature Discovery Centre Facebook group, the alligator’s name is Humpback.

Kim Joiner, who shared the video, described it as “nature at its best”.

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Giant gator: The animal totally ignored awe-struck visitors (Kim Joiner)

Awe-struck Facebook users commented that the animal was so big it was like "a dinosaur" and a regular visitor said he had been going to the reserve years but this was “the biggest gator I have seen out there”.

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