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| Man captures photo of raccoon riding an alligator | Man captures photo of raccoon riding an alligator |
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| A man walking in a national forest in central Florida has captured a rare image of a raccoon appearing to ride on the back of an alligator. | A man walking in a national forest in central Florida has captured a rare image of a raccoon appearing to ride on the back of an alligator. |
| Richard Jones was walking with his family in the Ocala National Forest when they spotted the alligator. | Richard Jones was walking with his family in the Ocala National Forest when they spotted the alligator. |
| He believes his son startled the raccoon while trying to take a picture of the reptile. | |
| The image has become an internet sensation since the photo was taken on Sunday morning. | The image has become an internet sensation since the photo was taken on Sunday morning. |
| Mr Jones told local television station WFTV that he "snapped a lucky picture right when the gator slipped into the water and before the raccoon jumped off and scurried away". | Mr Jones told local television station WFTV that he "snapped a lucky picture right when the gator slipped into the water and before the raccoon jumped off and scurried away". |
| "Without the context you'd think the raccoon was hitching a ride across the river," he told the television station. | "Without the context you'd think the raccoon was hitching a ride across the river," he told the television station. |
| The photo was largely met with humour online. | The photo was largely met with humour online. |
| "The raccoon riding an alligator is the most Florida thing since mortgage fraud," tweeted Benjamin Freed, a writer for the Washingtonian, alluding to the financial crisis that began in 2007. | "The raccoon riding an alligator is the most Florida thing since mortgage fraud," tweeted Benjamin Freed, a writer for the Washingtonian, alluding to the financial crisis that began in 2007. |