The 800-pound, 15-foot creature was fatally shot and photographed.
Lee Lightsey, the owner of Outwest Farms in Okeechobee, and hunting guide, Blake Godwin, discovered the gator in their cattle ponds on the 2nd April.
They wrote on Facebook : "Lee Lightsey and I had the pleasure of doing a guided gator hunt this morning and killed the largest gator we have ever killed in the wild!! He measured out at just under 15 foot!! Congratulations to Chris and Derek on their monster!"
The hunters believed the gator was snacking on their cattle.
Godwin told Fox 13: "We also discovered the remains what we determined to be cattle in the water. We determined that he was in fact attacking our livestock as they came to drink."
Their photo of the beast was widely shared on Facebook.
One person commented saying she thought it would be nice to eat.
She said: " Yum! That meat would feed tons of homeless people if it isn't kept by the hunters. I'd guess a good 200 lbs worth.. easy."
Another person said: "New boots and good eaten."
And another lusted after the creature's skin, saying: "That's a lot of boots and handbags!"
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