Sharks and alligators bizarrely spotted swimming together in South Carolina: video

An improbable quintet of sharks and a lone alligator were spotted together successful nan waters disconnected South Carolina, spooking would-be swimmers astatine a celebrated picnic destination.

The different show was connected show adjacent a dock successful Hilton Head arsenic nan monolithic sharks swam astir without a attraction successful nan world while a lounging gator stayed disconnected to nan broadside successful nan shade, according to videos captured by flabbergasted vacationers.

A mini group of children watched connected eagerly, sitting betwixt nan slats connected nan dock’s obstruction successful hopes of watching a conflict for nan ages.

Instead, nan pod of sharks hardly paid immoderate mind to nan funny alligator.

“I’ve been visiting Hilton Head since I was 12 years old, and I’ve ne'er seen thing for illustration this,” Gina Athans, who recorded 1 of nan viral videos, told The Island Packet.

Sharks and alligators typically unrecorded successful different bodies of water. Sharks are almost exclusively recovered successful brackish water, usually heavy successful nan ocean, whereas alligators flit from onshore to freshwater swamps.

Lemon sharks, which are communal successful South Carolina, for illustration warmer bodies of water, but seldom drift truthful acold into freshwater systems, according to nan Florida Museum.

That doesn’t extremity either type from having a penchant for nan Skull Creek Dockside’s brackish h2o — a operation of brackish and freshwater.

The 2 titans usually coexist if they’re of akin size, Morgan Hart, nan Alligator Project Leader for nan South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, told nan outlet. If 1 spots a tyke that tin service arsenic an easy prey, though, each bets are off.

The predator powwow near societal media users wildly amused.

“the gator popping retired for illustration ‘guuuuurl, what is goin awwwwn?’,” 1 personification commented.

“The alligator was for illustration nope, I’m retreating,” different added.

“Look astatine South Carolina retired present Floridaing,” different joked.