What's the penalty for hitting the huge alligator that's eating a turtle on the green? Florida golf course's unique water hazard
- Huge gator dubbed Goliath on account of its enormous size
- Has been seen wandering Florida's Myakka Pines Golf Course this month
Dubbed Goliath, the huge alligator roaming Florida's Myakka Pines Golf Course definitely has an mighty appetite to match his name.
Caught roaming the greens on Thursday, the huge gator decided to eat a rather large turtle for breakfast.
Despite its protective shell it was no match for the 13ft long beast who has was spotted earlier this month wandering across the seventh hole as he no doubt searched for a tasty snack.
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Breakfast: Goliath the alligator chows down on a turtle at Floria's Myakka Pines Golf Course on Thursday
Battle: The alligator had to battle the armored turtle. But its prey was probably no match for the 13ft beast
Indeed, Goliath is becoming something of a local celebrity in Englewood.
Golfers at the course are told to beware of the huge alligator and he almost postponed a women's tournament earlier in March, but it went ahead nontheless.
'If we stopped playing because of alligators, we'd never have golfers,' said Mickie Zada, the course's general manager.
Zada said she has spent much of March fielding calls from reporters asking whether the photos, taken by the a golfer on the course have been doctored to make the alligator appear larger.
'This gentleman is well into his 80s. He wouldn't even know Photoshop,' Zada said.
Enormous: Goliath is admired by a group of golfers. They give the huge alligator a wide birth
Players at the Myakka Pines Golf Club in Englewood, Florida have had frequent sightings of the large alligator on the course
Goliath is believed to be about 13 feet long and can been seen frequently wandering around the holes and napping on the putting greens
Despite nearly daily alligator sightings at the course, none have attacked a person in the club's 37 years
And according to the club, the alligator is far from the first - or even the biggest - to show up on the course.
A 15-footer, nicknamed Big George, hung around for years until his death, Zada said.
Despite nearly daily alligator sightings at the course, none have attacked a person in the club's 37 years, Zada said, owing in part to a strict policy against feeding the animals.
Dangerous confrontations between humans and alligators usually stem from people feeding them, Florida wildlife officials have said.
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