Even the animal kingdom has been a bit testy lately.
The moment a seemingly unprovoked horse attacked an alligator near Gainesville, Florida was captured in footage originally shared by Krystal Berry on Wednesday and posted to Storyful.
The video, which included a small crowd of horrified onlookers, quickly caught social media’s attention.
The people caught on camera were shocked to see the attack, expressing their concern for both the gator and the horse.
‘Did he bite him?’ one person asked. ‘Just leave him alone,’ another said. ‘Do you think he’s OK?’ yet another person asked.
‘I thought, “This is intense. I never saw anything like this before,”‘ Berry, 31, said.
The moment a seemingly unprovoked horse attacked an alligator near Gainesville, Florida was captured in footage originally shared by Krystal Berry on Wednesday and posted to Storyful
The people caught on camera were shocked to see the attacked, expressing their concern for the gator, seen here biting the horse
‘I didn’t see any signs of distress for gator or the horse, but I did contact the reserve,’ Berry said. ‘They sent someone out, but I didn’t hear back.’
Berry and friends were returning to their cars from the La Chua Trail at Paynes Praire when they first noticed a team of horses grazing, according to International Business Times.
They noticed the alligator second, who was lying still in the grass near the horse closest to the group.
Berry and friends were returning to their cars from the La Chua Trail at Paynes Praire when they first noticed a team of horses grazing,
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They noticed the alligator second, who was lying in the grass near the horse closest to them
A few moments later, the closest horse moved towards the gator and ‘started kicking and bucking,’ Berry said
The original caption to the clip read, ‘Horse attacking a gator at Paynes Prairie. I’m still shaking’
A few moments later, the closest horse moved towards the gator and ‘started kicking and bucking,’ Berry said.
The gator got in at least one bite at the horse, before slowly moving in the other direction.
The original caption to the clip read, ‘Horse attacking a gator at Paynes Prairie. I’m still shaking.’
The video has been viewed nearly 100,000 times since it was first posted at 12.57pm Eastern on Wednesday.
The video has been viewed nearly 100,000 times since it was first posted on Facebook at 12.57pm Eastern on Wednesday