Monster Alligator spotted in Florida could set new record and scare a lot of people
 
 

 
   
   
Crowds of visitors have been flocking to Circle B Bar Reserve near Lakeland, Florida, in the hopes of spotting "Humpback," a massive alligator that made international headlines earlier this week after a video of him went viral.

The video shows the gigantic reptile appearing out of some brush and then slowly walking across a patch of grass on the reserve. Bystanders have been taking the opportunity to peer at this "monster."

Officials for the county's natural resources division said they appreciate the newfound attention on the nature reserve, but they are also concerned about the safety of visitors and wildlife.

"We’re really nervous about people being foolish and doing things they shouldn’t do," said Jeff Spence, director of Polk County Natural Resources, at a news conference on Wednesday. "We don’t want people just going wherever they can go to try to get a picture of this."

Spence said that park officials already had to ask one individual to leave after he "jumped off a viewing platform and ran back to a piece of land that was not a trail just so he could try to get a photograph of this gator."

"Humpback," who is estimated to be at least 12 feet long, has "lived his life out here, and we want him to live the remainder of his life out here," Spence said. "We don't want to have to destroy him because somebody was doing something they should not have been doing."