PIC BY MAC STONE / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED As the turtle tuns around another alligator appears behind him) - These turtles look like they should be shell-shocked when a cheeky alligator creeps up on them - but in the end they look like best friends. It looked like the reptiles in the American deep south were going to be on the menu when the large predator crept up on a log behind them. But amazingly the scene in Francis Beidler Forest, South Carolina, ended happily with the animals even cuddling up to one another. Photographer Mac Stone spent four months in the stifling heat of the swamp tracking the creatures to get the perfect picture. SEE CATERS COPY *** Local Caption ***
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