MUST SEE: Massive gator crosses Florida nature path

LAKELAND, Fla. — A large gator that crossed a group's path in Lakeland, Florida, is getting a lot of attention on social media.

The video, posted Sunday to the Circle B Bar Preserve Facebook page by Kim Joiner, shows the gator crossing through a nature preserve area.

A group of people watches as it crosses in front of them.

"Nature at its best," Joiner wrote on Facebook.

The post has been shared tens of thousands of times.

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