NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — As sanitation workers drove through the flooded streets of North Fort Myers, Florida early Thursday morning, they were startled when an alligator leaped from the water and attacked their van.

The terrifying video shows the man looking out of his car window when he notices a "big f------ alligator" chewing on his tire, which practically sends him flying back into his car

A North Fort Myers resident captured video of a gator appearing from the floodwaters during Hurricane Milton in Florida.The resident opened the door of their car and the alligator can be seen biting the car's tire and door as it emerges from the floodwaters.