Brutal Brawl Between Alligator and Crocodile Caught on Video at Florida's Everglades National Park

• A visitor to Florida's Everglades National Park filmed a rare interaction between an alligator and a crocodile
• Taylor Bonachea filmed the reptile hissing and biting at each other while fighting on a sidewalk in the park
• Onlookers believe the animals were fighting over a sunny spot to rest

A parkgoer captured a rare moment between a crocodile and an alligator.

In the viral video obtained by Storyful, the two deadly wild animals clash jaws on a sidewalk next to a bike rack in southern Florida's Everglades National Park on Wednesday, March 19. In the clip, parkgoers surround the fighting reptiles, with some tourists getting alarmingly close to the warring pair.

"Holy s---," Taylor Bonachea, who captured the video, says in the footage as the two reptiles hiss violently at each other. "Oh, look at all the blood."

The video, taken near the park's Shark Valley Observation Tower, shows the alligator and crocodile hissing and snapping at each other. In the scary footage, both animals get a few bites in, drawing blood each time.

According to Bonachea, the animals appeared to be fighting over territory as both the crocodile and alligator tried to find a spot to relax in the sun. By the end of the clip, the gator seemingly retreats into the water and swims away while the croc enjoys some time basking on the sunny sidewalk.

"The alligator goes into the water and leaves the immediate vicinity in defeat, and the croc gets her nice sunny spot to bask in the sun," Bonachea told Storyful.

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The US Geological Survey (USGS) has reported that Florida is the only place in the world where American crocodiles and American alligators are found together in the wild.

"Crocodiles and alligators belong to a group of reptiles called crocodilians, which are the largest of the living reptiles," the National Park Service states. "Of the 23 different species of crocodilians in the world, two species are native to the United States, and South Florida is the only place where both of these species coexist."

Anyone encountering either reptile can distinguish between the two by looking at their snout shape and coloring: According to the USGS, alligators have a U-shaped snout, while crocodiles have a V-shaped snout. Alligators are dark gray or black, while crocodiles usually appear lighter grayish-brown.

The Park Service adds that gators also tend to be more visible to humans, as they frequent freshwater areas and have a larger population in Florida than crocodiles.

There have been around 450 reported alligator bites on people in Florida since 1948, 30 of which were fatal, according to records from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

It's exceptionally rare for either crocodilian to attack humans at all in the U.S., the agencies report — although one woman in Florida's Polk County was hospitalized after she was bitten by an alligator earlier this March.

The unidentified victim was "bitten on the elbow" while kayaking at the state's Tiger Creek reserve on Monday, March 3, local media outlets Fox 13 Tampa Bay and Bay News 9 reported at the time.

The FWC said the woman received treatment at a nearby hospital. A man was also bitten on the leg by an alligator, though he was "not seriously hurt," WPLG Local 10 reported. 

According to reports, the FWC and Polk County Fire Rescue responded to the location, and a nuisance alligator trapper was "dispatched to remove the alligator."

The FWC advises keeping your distance from wild crocodiles and alligators and never attempting to feed them. The agencies also suggest that owners of small pets living in areas with crocodile and alligator populations keep a close eye on their animals and always walk their dogs on a leash.