Video shared to Fb confirmed the huge reptile casually strolling over entrance legal guidelines in Harrington Lake in Venice on Sunday.
Sarasota County Sheriff's Workplace estimated the beast was three metres in size.
"First issues first: Blissful Easter," they wrote.
"Secondly, we're unsure if the Easter bunny made its solution to Harrington Lake in Venice this morning after coming throughout this dangerous boy…
"Boy, did he take his time making it again to the lake he got here from."
American alligators are discovered all through wetlands within the south-east, however have additionally been present in North Carolina and jap Texas
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Ten individuals have been killed by alligators within the south-east between 1999-2019, the Facilities for Illness Management mentioned.