David Covucci
Internet Culture
Posted on Jan 16, 2017 Updated on May 25, 2021, 4:51 am CDT
Every few months or so, a shockingly large alligator emerges from the depths and goes viral on the internet, each one seemingly bigger than the last.
There was this alligator, and then this alligator, and then this alligator, and after awhile you start to wonder, “When are the gators going to stop getting bigger?”
The answer? Not today.
Not after this guy was spotted trouncing about Lakeland, Florida.
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That gator is longer than the solar system is wide.
H/T Complex
*First Published: Jan 16, 2017, 5:05 pm CST
David Covucci is the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications. He is particularly interested in hearing any tips you have. Reach out at dcovucci@thedailydot.com.
