Florida Wildlife Captures Incredible Action Pics of Alligator vs. Raccoon

Last month, the Florida Fish and Wildlife set up a bait trap deep in the Everglades and put up a camera to film what would happen. A lot did. A raccoon came sniffing by, and then, seconds later, a battle straight out of National Geographic unfolded pitting an alligator against...

By Terrence McCoy

August 19, 2013

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Last month, the Florida Fish and Wildlife set up a bait trap deep in the Everglades and put up a camera to film what would happen. A lot did.

A raccoon came sniffing by, and then, seconds later, a battle straight out of National Geographic unfolded pitting an alligator against this terrified raccoon.

Check out the photos, just released late last week, after the jump.

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