That’s a biggun. There was a 10 footer basking on the pavement in the ‘Glades as we drove up. It launched into the water on one side, as we jumped out of the car. It was scary how fast it just vanished in shallow water.
When we were driving from Orlando to the Cape I kept seeing what looked like tire treads on the freeway (like when a semi looses as re-cap) but it was still dark. As the sun rose I noticed those tire were squished alligators in 2-3 foot range. I though about going to a hardware store and buying a pair of pliers, saw and knife to skin one out but never did.