This video gives a whole new meaning to 'tailgater.' 

A man driving his truck tries to warn an alligator hanging out in some high grass that he's coming and the gator best get out of the way. But the alligator was not backing down and decided to defend his turf. As the truck inches closer, the annoyed gator can be seen on video lashing out before finally grabbing the front bumper in its mouth and tearing it off in a matter of seconds!

"I honestly thought he would back up and run the other way, when he did the exact opposite," the driver tells Jukin Media. "He latched on to the front ... of my pickup truck and completely ripped off the front bumper!"

The driver says he eventually picked up what remained of his bumper and took off.

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