A terrifying mini-alligator was spotted paddling down a flooded residential street after heavy rain.
An onlooker filmed the caiman in the murky water on Tuesday (7 May) morning.
Half of its body is underwater as if it is concealing itself to potential prey in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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Biologist Theo Vieira told local media he was working with the authorities to retrieve the reptile, as reported on Need to Know.
He said: “We already have confirmation of caimans within the city.
“These animals stay on the banks, and the banks are now within the city.”
He warned locals: “If you see something that looks like a large log, don’t get close.”
A second piece of footage shows how a hotel was inundated in seconds.
The CCTV clip shows how a man walked into the reception on 30 April.
Seconds after he crosses the room, murky flood water pours in through the entrance.
It quickly obscures the floor and flows so powerfully that it moves the reception desk and other pieces of furniture.
The water level continues rising dangerously inside the building in Arroio do Tigre.
The floods in southern Brazil have killed more than 100 people and injured at least 372.
At least 131 people are missing and more than 207,800 have been displaced.
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