Alligators Seen Swimming Through S.C. Neighborhoods in Floodwaters Left by Tropical Storm Debby

Mar. 15, 2025

“I can’t think of anything more terrifying at the moment than having a big a** gator come right up on my lawn,” she says in the clip as the rain continues to fall and the alligator wades in the flooded waters.

“It’s like National Geographic in our backyard right now,” she toldCNNabout the encounter.

Another video that has garnered attention features an alligator crossing a street in Hilton Head. Robert Moose Rini, who recorded the animal on Monday, Aug. 5, toldFOX Weatherthat he thinks the alligator in his video is about 7 feet long.

“Imagine walking around the corner and seeing that sucker,” he said.

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Alligators aren’t the only animals out of place due to the extreme weather conditions. On Aug. 4, acatfish was found in a Florida driveway. In footage of the fish, the creature wiggles from the driveway into deeper puddles.

source: people.com