I heard about this and saw a pic. I dismissed the story with but a chuckle.
Why?
It’s fake news having been post-processed by the msm for effect.
Case in point:
IMHO the video was NOT filmed by ‘a doorbell cam’ (certainly not hers; see for yourselves). I’m not even curious enough to know who/how the video was captured. Frankly, something smells...wake me when the alligator opens the door.
There is video of bears opening z door on youtube- a woman tells the bear “ok, now shut the door”, and it does.
My neighbor across the street has a Ring Cam. It videos my front door as well as theirs...........
At one point in the news clip, there is a clear image of the gator from the side at the door. That is likely from the doorbell camera. The rest was filmed by the homeowner through the door and then outside toward the door.
That’s the first thing I thought of when I watched the video. There were two shots from outside with one from the side and one from a distance away directly at the door. There was also a cell phone video from inside through the glass and a video from someone following the gator outside. None looked like the house’s doorbell camera. Maybe the family has multiple security cameras.