What a snap! The day I met a 700lb alligator

WHEN this photo of a monster alligator was shared on social media, people assumed it was a hoax.

But wildlife biologist Brent Howze really was posing behind the 14ft, 700lb beast after it was pulled from an irrigation ditch in the US state of Georgia. Mr Howze said: ‘I can assure you it’s not [a fake].’

Heavy equipment lifted the creature on to the road, but it had to be put down because of its ‘poor condition’ caused by old gunshot injuries.