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This Alligator Sure Knows How To Picnic

Nom, nom, nom, nom.
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One moment you're having a nice picnic on a sunny Florida day, the next you're abandoning your blanket.

The video above shows an alligator make itself right at home where some University of Florida students were enjoying a recent lunch. The gator grabs a sandwich and presumably challenges the surprised group to a round of frisbee golf.

"It's Florida so most people are used to seeing them come out... especially in Gainesville," one of the students, Michael Tamayo, told NBC News.

If a gator wants to picnic, you let the gator picnic.

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