FORT MYERS, Fla. ( WFLA ) – Milton wasn’t the only unwelcome visitor to the Fort Myers area after the hurricane tore through Florida overnight.
A vehicle driving through Lee County was attacked by an alligator as it drove through watery roadways after storms hit the area, video shared by a sanitation company in North Fort Myers shows.
In the footage, the gator can be seen chomping at the tire at least a few times before returning underwater.
“That was a big [expletive] alligator, just bit our tire!” one of the vehicle’s occupants could be heard yelling after catching the wild moment on camera.
Alligators can be found in every Florida county, but attacks are “rare,” according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Residents can contact the FWC’s alligator hotline at 866-392-4286 if concerned.
“Although many Floridians have learned to coexist with alligators, the potential for conflict always exists,” the FWC writes.