‘You Know You’re in Florida When’: Man Captures Turtle Riding Alligator Around Pond ‘Like a Horse’

‘You Know You’re in Florida When’: Man Captures Turtle Riding Alligator Around Pond ‘Like a Horse’
Courtesy of Jef Henninger
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A travel blogger in Tampa witnessed an obscene and utterly ridiculous—yet entirely hilarious—display of reptile familiarity that he said could only happen in Florida.

As alligators abound throughout the Sunshine State, it’s no wonder locals have observed none other than a turtle waddling its way onto the scaly back of one of the reptiles to “hitch” a ride, as Jef Henninger witnessed in mid-April.

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