A group of people got the shock of their lives when an alligator suddenly appeared under their canoe in Florida.

“That moment when you realize your canoe is stuck on an alligators back,” See Through Canoe, a company based in St. Petersburg, Florida, posted on Instagram on September 18.

“He stayed there for what seemed like forever,” they wrote on YouTube.

Commenting on Instagram, the company said that the alligator stayed for a minute, then “eventually backed up a few feet and then submerged. He took the canoe with him as he backed up, but once he submerged, the canoe was freed.” Credit: See Through Canoe via Storyful