Cow-eating alligator the 'size of a car' shot in Florida

Animal was almost 15ft long and weighed 780lbs – but it's not the biggest the state has seen

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A man in Florida has shot dead an alligator the size of a car which he believes was eating his cattle - and the photos of the 15ft reptile have gone viral.

Lee Lightsey, a professional hunter and farmer, killed the animal on a guided hunt on Sunday at Okeechobee. He says it was one of the biggest he has come across in 18 years.

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