Most of us would balk at the notion of going close to an alligator. Not this man. A video that is going viral on-line shows a Florida golfer selecting up his golf ball from an alligator’s tail. According to news internet site UPI, Kyle Downes and his brother have been golfing at the Coral Oaks Golf Course in Cape Coral, Florida, on Sunday when their ball landed on the gator’s tail.
A video shared by Kyle Downes on Facebook shows his brother sneaking up to the sunbathing alligator and gingerly selecting the ball up from exactly where it landed on the reptile’s tail. As he promptly grabs the ball, the alligator darts into water, apparently startled.
“Oh my God I can’t believe you did that,” wrote 1 Facebook user in the comments section.
“That’s crazy,” an additional exclaimed.
Mr Downes told NBC News that he and his brother have been not attempting to antagonize the animal and only wanted to get their golf ball back.
The gator is a common at the golf course and has been named Charlie. He is not the only alligator in Florida to be observed at golf courses. The state is residence to about 1.25 million alligators and they are often spotted at golf courses, swamps and open spaces. Only a handful of weeks ago, 1 gigantic gator was observed casually strolling across the fairway at Duran Golf Club in Melbourne.