Seeing alligators in Florida is a normal occurrence. However, seeing gator wrestling matches -- not so much. Gordon Silver of Lakewood Ranch, Florida was shocked to find two large alligators “getting to know each other” right in his backyard. [TRENDING: Women attacked at Orlando attraction | Catastrophic flood threat at leaking wastewater plant | 50 shots fired in neighborhood] Silver posted the video to Facebook. “These big dinosaurs are getting to know each other in a mating gesture in Lakewood Ranch,” he said.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, alligator mating season begins in early April with courtship while actual mating occurs in May or June. [RELATED: Which lake in Florida has the most alligators?] I