FARGO, Ga. — Amazing video shows what looks like hundreds of alligators congregating in the Okefenokee Swamp in south Georgia.
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The video, shared by Marty Welch via ABC News, shows the perspective from a motorboat as a man tries to navigate his way through the water
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“There’s gators everywhere,” he says. “They’re laying on the banks. You might want to sit down!”
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The gators appear unphased by their visitor.
“I would be panicking! Imagine that boat flips over. Instantly you will become a happy meal!” one Facebook user wrote.
The Okefenokee is known for its abundance of amphibians and reptiles including American alligators. The Swamp is a 438,000-acre protected wetland with several canals that run through it.
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