A massive alligator sparked panic when it took a stroll through a South Carolina neighborhood and evaded capture for three hours.
Mom Amy Brandi captured dramatic video of the June 12 ordeal in Summerville, which showed the terrifying-looking gator thrashing its tail and gnashing its teeth on her front lawn as officers and wildlife specialists tried to snare it.
Anxious neighbors watched on as the predator retreated and hid underneath Brandi’s car in her driveway, making it even more difficult to catch, the video shows.
“Oh my God!” people shouted as the predator fought back.
“It was shocking because we didn’t know what was happening,” Brandi told Storyful.
“We just saw all these people gathering outside our house and as we went to open the front door to see what the commotion was, we saw the giant alligator lying right outside the door.”
Eventually, the wildlife experts snagged the gator, jumped on its back and tied it up, video shows.
Brandi posted the footage on Instagram, where it’s received more than 96,000 likes.
“Had to unfortunately tell my kids we couldn’t keep him,” she joked.