Florida might be home to sunshine and beaches, but it's also home to one of America's most menacing predators: gators.
And as if alligators weren't terrifying enough on their own as it is, a recent video shows one making quick work of a metal fence at a golf club.
Posted at the beginning of March, the video shows the gator making an absolute mess of the fence.
At first, the gator approaches the black aluminum fence, which was installed at a club in Placida.
The bars of the fence are much too narrow for the gator to fit through, but that doesn't stop the large reptile! It easily bends the bar, just by sticking its head through.
With a tiny bit of struggle, the gator manages to wiggle its way through to the other side of the fence.
As the gator moves its body and tail through the fence, it creates an even larger gap.
Matt Devitt, a meteorologist with WINK News in Florida, posted the video to his Instagram, but it was originally submitted by a viewer. Since being posted last week, the video has been liked over 63 thousand times.
Devitt accompanied the caption with a post that reads, "Check out this big guy bend the aluminum bars and plow right through it this week in Placida. He eventually got through according to the WINK News viewer who shot the video. Only in #Florida!"
Hundreds of Instagram users shared their thoughts. As some pointed out, the fence was made of light material and didn't really stand a chance against a powerful creature like a gator.
Alligators climb over fences all the time. Though, they don't usually break their way directly as the one in the video did.
There are an estimated 1.3 million alligators in Florida, and they're generally considered a threat if they're longer than 4 feet.
Users in the comments reminded locals and visitors alike to be careful around bodies of water while in Florida.
Last month, an 85-year-old retiree was fatally attacked by a gator while walking her dog one morning.
The woman was walking her dog by a lake when an alligator named Henry approached. She was attacked while attempting to rescue her dog, who was the gator's original target.
After the attack, authorities caught and euthanized Henry.
A neighbor of Serge confirmed that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission came to the community to remove several gators from the area to make it safer for residents.
According to the neighbor Judy Murray, who spoke with TMZ, the community has about five or six lakes.
Though the neighbor answered TMZ's questions, she was unsure what the commission was going to do with the captured alligators.
A neighbor witnessed the gator stalking Serge and attempted to save her by calling 9-11.
According to Murray, the dog, Trooper, survived and is now living with Serge's family.
h/t Daily Mail
