Weird, but cool as hell.
Recently in South Carolina, a group of sharks and a solo alligator were seen swimming together at a popular vacation destination, stunning people who had plans to swim in the waters themselves.
The bizarre scene took place around a Hilton Head dock as the large sharks were just swimming around, when all of a sudden, an alligator showed up and chose to hang out on the side to stay under the shade, per footage that was caught by vacationers.
“I’ve been visiting Hilton Head since I was 12 years old, and I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Gina Athans, one of the individuals who caught the wild moment on camera, while speaking with The Island Packet. (RELATED: Never-Before-Seen Orange Shark Discovered By Anglers In Costa Rica)
Normally, sharks and alligators live in waters that are different from one another. With sharks, they’re nearly always located in salt water, particularly in deep oceans, while alligators prefer freshwater swamps.
Common in South Carolina, lemon sharks tend to stay in water where it’s warmer, however, it’s rare for them to go deep into systems that have freshwater, per Florida Museum.
With that being said though, sharks and alligators being seen together can happen in brackish water, which is a mix of saltwater and freshwater.
WATCH:
Video captured sharks and an alligator swimming together in a boat dock beside a restaurant. https://t.co/0DcShh1nFd pic.twitter.com/ZWm6AieVGn
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The people who witnessed this have no idea how lucky they are … that’ll never happen again in their lifetimes.