It’s a weird-looking weiner dog! No, it’s a really big iguana. Actually, it’s an … alligator ?
Cape Coral residents were spooked a little earlier on Halloween last week as a tailless gator roamed around their neighborhood.
Local Colette Shrock, who grabbed video of the gator , told Storyful she was rounding the corner of her street when she stumbled upon it as it was “moving from one pond to another across the road.”
“I have no idea how the poor gator lost its tail,” Shrock told Storyful.
Is it common to see alligators with missing limbs in Florida?
While it might be rare to see another alligator without its tail, it’s not too uncommon to see one missing a limb or two.
According to the Okefenokee Swamp website, some alligators are more territorial than others, especially the larger males and females. This might result in some nasty fights and the loss of a leg or claw.
Safety tips: What to do if you see an alligator?
Though Florida residents have learned to coexist with alligators, the potential for conflict always exists, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.