Florida man spots giant manatee in his flooded front yard following Storm Eta

A video of a manatee has gone viral on social media this week, after a man from Florida shared how he found one of the gigantic creatures swimming around his flooded front yard in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Eta.

According to The New York Post, the video in question was uploaded to Facebook by a user named Matt Hathaway in the early hours of November 10.

Take a look at the video of the manatee below: 

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Hathaway, who hails from Flagler Beach in Florida, shared a one-minute-long clip of the animal swimming through the murky floodwaters of his yard space, grazing on his lawn.

Hathaway captioned his post:

"Tide is so high we have a manatee munching on the grass IN OUR YARD. #Eta"

In a later follow-up post, Hathaway added: "You never know what you will catch on video around here."

The footage shocked a number of other social media users, who promptly took to the comments to share their reactions to the large animal.

For instance, one Facebook user wrote: "I miss manatees. So cute. Hope it made it back home safe. Hope yall are safe too. [sic]"

Meanwhile, someone else added: "That's environmentally friendly lawn service!"

This incident comes just a week after a monster alligator was also spotted prowling around a deserted golf course in the aftermath of the tropical storm.

Per The New York Post, the footage of the scaly beast was recorded by two men named Tyler Stolting and Jeff Jones and was shared on the official Facebook page of the Valencia Golf and Country Club, in Naples in Florida on Wednesday, November 11.

Take a look at the footage of the monstrous gator below: 

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In a later interview with the NYP on the subject of the video, Stolting stated: "I was a little shocked, obviously. It was pretty big. Biggest one I’ve ever seen!"

Meanwhile, Jones stated: "It’s been a while since I’ve seen one that big, I was a little shocked."

He added: "I’ve been here a long time and I’m not surprised to see it walking across the golf course, I am a little surprised at how big it was."