Hunters catch 15-foot gator on Florida ranch

A pair of Florida trappers got their biggest catch yet - a nearly 15-foot alligator.

Lee Lightsey and another hunter with Outwest Farms snared a nearly 15-foot gator on the Florida hunting ranch.

The gator was estimated to weigh about 800 pounds, according to CBS12.

The hunters said the image shared to Facebook was not Photoshopped.

Still, the gator is not a record breaker for Florida.

The largest gator officially captured (by weight) weighed 1,043 pounds and was 13 feet 10 1/2 inches long, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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