A beachgoer recently filmed an alligator munching on a fish on a Texas beach.
Hunter Hamm told TMX he spotted the alligator at Sea Rim State Park near Sabine Pass, not far from the Louisiana-Texas border. He was driving along the coast with his wife and three children when he noticed the reptile on March 23.
“We were driving out about 150 yards from where we were playing on the beach when we saw the beach,” Hamm said. “You could tell this was ‘his beach’ and he was relaxing without a care in the world.”
The video shows the crocodile standing on the beach and eating cow redfish. Ham said he can tell the type of fish by its length, eyes and mouth.
King Arthur, an 11-foot-long crocodile with a mysterious headdress, discovered at a South Carolina golf resort
Hunter Hamm shot the video at Sea Rim State Park near Sabine Pass, Texas. (Amazing Animals+ /TMX)
“That’s barbaric,” he can be heard saying on the video.
Crocodiles are primarily freshwater reptiles, and Hamm said the crocodile likely walked from a nearby freshwater source “to finish its meal and bask in the sun.”
Florida police officer ‘interrogates’ alligator hidden under car: ‘Suspicious person’
”[Texas Parks and Wildlife] He explained that crocodiles sometimes enter seawater for short periods of time to get rid of parasites. “This cold man was not afraid of us. What a beautiful creature from afar! What a feast!”
Hamm was able to identify the fish the crocodile was eating by looking at its eyes and mouth. (Amazing Animals+ /TMX)
“There’s always been a crocodile in this area and on the beach. It was unusual to be able to photograph him on this day. He was just soaking up the rays and was probably trying to wash away the parasites. When it was given to me, it looked like a cold alligator.”
Click here to sign up for our lifestyle newsletter
The fishing enthusiast added that the beach has special meaning as he has visited this beach many times in the past.
Sea Rim State Park, where the alligator was discovered, is near the Texas-Louisiana border. (Google Maps)
“Even though our beaches are brown and the waves are generally flat, we are blessed to live here,” Ham admitted. “It was here that I learned the mystical art of surfing without waves.”
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Fox News Digital has reached out to Hamm for additional comment.
