Alligator pops up on racetrack leaving horse petrified; watch shocking video

A horse was left petrified on a racecourse after an alligator named Marty made an appearance on the track just few metres away from it.

The alligator came to view on the Delta Downs racetrack and the video of the incident is now going viral. The ten second long video displays the large reptile slowly crossing the track where a handler is standing along with its horse.

The horse is seen running around in circles after seeing the alligator unweaveringly crossing the racetrack.

The video was first shared on Facebook by Joe Allen, an assistant trainer in RL Racing, and later surfaced on Twitter also. As maintained by Mr Allen's post, the alligator's nickname is Marty.

Here's the video:

“It's Marty's world we just live in it,” he captioned the post. It shows the alligator on the racetrack, like it owns the area.

The viral video has been liked by over 1,700 people and 1,000 Facebook users have commented on it.

On Twitter, Don Stevens, a track announcer wrote, “Marty is on the track. He wants to race!!”

“Unless you're at Delta Downs, then it's a regular occurrence,” another user tweeted.

“I think this gator is well known there, they have a name for him and everything,” read another tweet.

Another video footage of an alligator in front of a house in Florida on Easter weekend shocked the internet earlier. The video was uploaded by the Sarasota County Sheriff's office on their Twitter and Facebook handles in April.

The clip displays the alligator crawling, resting for a while before finding his way back to the community lake. The alligator was estimated to be around 10 feet, as confirmed by the sheriff's deputies on Facebook.

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