VIERA, Fla – An unwanted visitor showed up at a Florida family’s front door.
Marie Landwermeyer could not believe what she saw on her front porch on Monday night.
A very big alligator was staring right back at her through the screen door at her home at the Indian River Colony Club in Viera.
Landwermeyer called police, and there was a big ‘Wild Florida’ style standoff for about 30 minutes.
The big beast finally sauntered through a flower bed, and then swam off in a pond behind the home.
Scientists say gators venture out more this time of year while looking for love.
Alligator mating season in Florida runs from April through June.
Landwermeyer joked that the gator planned to join her family inside the home but could not get past the screen door!