Kim Joiner filmed the alligator, who is nicknamed "Humpback" for his massive size.
A giant alligator has been captured on video crossing the path in a Florida reserve.
Kim Joiner filmed the reptile and put it on Facebook in a post which has been shared more than 7000 times and been picked up by media around the world.
In the video, the alligatoremerges from the bushes and strolls past tourists.
Joiner described the encounter as "nature at its best".