we were taking a tram tour down in the everglades one year. the tram stops at an 'observation tower' (maybe 20' tall) from where we can get a panoramic look at the glades. before we get off the tram we are warned that there may be gators on the wide, paved path and to avoid stepping over them if they are perpendicular to the walkway and to otherwise give them a wide berth. if that was not possible we were instructed to wait for staff to clear the path.
all went well until we reached the path leading to the entrance to the tower. as we approached we saw a kid who was maybe 14 or 15 sitting on the back of what we presume he thought was a statue of a gator that was on the unpaved edge of the walkway. he was smiling ear-to-ear as he posed for pictures...that is until the gator shifted slightly and the kid realized that this was no inamimate object. I've never seen a human move so fast as that kid moved.