A raccoon hitches ride on alligator! Thanks internet for the pics

Richard Jones and his family were trekking in the Ocala National Forest on Sunday when they spotted something rather unusual: A raccoon hitching a ride on an alligator.

Richard Jones and his family were trekking in the Ocala National Forest on Sunday when they spotted something rather unusual.

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Jones' son was walking through some trees when he apparently startled a resident raccoon, who then promptly high-tailed it out of there. How, you may ask?

The said raccoon hitched a ride on the back of a passing alligator. Yes, your eyes do not deceive you. Take a closer look.

"I snapped a lucky picture right when the gator slipped into the water and before the raccoon jumped off and scurried away. Without the context you'd think the raccoon was hitching a ride across the river. Pretty amazing," Jones said to the aptly named local TV station WFTW. "Definitely the photo of a lifetime."