Florida alligator snatches drone from mid-air amid cries of ‘don’t eat that’ – PICTURES

Ralf Little spots an alligator in Florida

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A video showed the heart-stopping moment when the alligator’s large teeth snapped the hovering drone, mistaking it for something edible, before smoke plumes from its jaws. Footage shows the alligator, believed to be called George, grabbing the item before sinking its teeth into the device.

It is believed its teeth punctured the batteries, causing the device to combust resulting in the thick white smoke seen pouring from the alligator’s mouth.

The footage, shot in Florida’s Everglades national park, shows the creature in a vast pool of water where the incident took place.

TikTokker @devhlanger shared the footage on their account on August 22, and voices can be heard discussing whether George was showing interest in the drone as if he’d mistaken it for food.

@devhlanger

Here is the alligator eating the drone combined. George is doing fine and still looked hungry after . ##FYP ##alligator ##dji ##drone ##savage ##floridaman

♬ original sound – Devhlanger

In spite of the smoke plume, the alligator still continued to chew the device while the viewer could hear warnings from the TikTokker exclaiming “don’t eat that” and “George, no!”

The caption of the video explains that the pair of travel bloggers aimed to get a close up of the gator with its mouth open.

The pair got more than they bargained for though, as they expected the drone’s obstacle avoidance function to make it fly away from the snapping jaw but instead, it was seized by the beast.

The pair also expressed their dismay as it was only their second time using the DJI Spark drone device before it was seized by the creature which can be as long as 10 to 13 feet.

The “technology versus nature” moment has accumulated over 5.4 million views on the TikTok user’s account.

The viral video has been heavily scrutinised by other users on the platform, with many hitting out at the travel bloggers claiming they endangered the creature.

Other users even said they reported the incident to local authorities, especially as within the footage one of the bloggers can be heard declaring “we’ve got to get out of here”.

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The pair came under particular fire for the incident as according to Florida law, it is a third-degree felony to kill or injure alligators.

One user commented on the video saying: “He is going to 100% die if he gets the battery.

“It is lithium and it reacts with water. That will burn through him.”

Others were concerned about the creature’s wellbeing after consuming the device, as the reptiles which normally have a lifespan of 35 to 50 years traditionally consume animals like large fish, turtles, deer, and even other reptiles.

The TikTok creator fought back against the allegations by writing in the comments: “1) this is outside national park 2) this is on a tour 3) I’m clearly filming the drone and flying the drone 4) accidental 5) direct your anger at alligator farms.”

She claimed that the alligator, which traditionally inhabits freshwater environments like swamps, ponds, marshes, rivers, and lakes in southeastern parts of the US, appeared to be fine and “still looked hungry” after consuming the device.

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