Man Enjoys Peaceful Kayaking Trip, Then Sees What’s Lurking in the Water [Video]

A man who was enjoying a peaceful kayaking and fishing experience in Florida’s Everglades was taken aback when he noticed something lurking in the murky water.

Instagram user Ethan Sommer, who goes by the username @sommertime_outdoors, shared a clip on the social media site that has gone viral, with 4 million views, since it was posted on December 9.

The short clip starts with the man saying, “What the hell was that?” as he films the murky water and shrubbery surrounding his kayak. Later in the video, as he stops moving the kayak, we see an alligator-shaped creature moving right under the boat.

“What y’all doing?” he wrote in the video’s caption. “Keep fishing or headed back to the ramp?”

There is rapid, brief movement in the bushes before …