Video: Woman terrified to find 10-ft alligator knocking on her door

She ran upstairs fearing that the alligator might enter her house.

A woman in Florida was terrified to find a 10-foot alligator outside her door when she heard a nasty knock and went to answer.   
Oblivious of the massive alligator at her door, Geri Staples, a resident of Merritt Island, said she had the scare of her life on Tuesday morning when she peeped out of a clear window in her door. Staples then ran upstairs to save her life in case the alligator managed to open the door and entered her house. 
"I saw him right there and he hit the door, and that's when I ran upstairs. I wasn't sure if he kept pounding like that if he could actually open the door with his snout if he hit hard enough. So I wasn't taking any chances," NDTV quoted Staples as saying in WESH.

FRIGHTENING: A 10-foot-long alligator crawled up to a woman's front door in Merrit Island and started knocking. We arrived after the 350lbs gator was shot by trappers. pic.twitter.com/jRmjV3SQhy
- NickyZizaza (@NickyZizaza) February 12, 2019

While according to Fox News, neighbours said attempted to wrangle the 158 kg alligator but were unsuccessful and had to call for backup. "That's the biggest gator that has been here in the last 20 years that we have seen," neighbour Corey Larkam told WKMG-TV. 
The massive gator was spotted taking a stroll around the neighbourhood earlier that day and is said to have been up to 60 years old. It was reportedly shot and killed after a fierce struggle, wildlife officials told WESH. "I'm just glad they took him away, so I don't have to worry about him anymore," said Staples.
Last year, trappers were called to remove a nine-foot alligator found swimming in a family's pool in Florida. Alligators become more active as the temperature rises. "[Gators] become more visible and active during spring. Their metabolism increases and they begin seeking prey items," Tammy Sapp, spokeswoman for the Florida Wildlife Commission's Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program, previously told Fox News.