Pictured: a 700-pound, 13-foot-long giant alligator that was so big that everyone thought it was a hoax

A photo of a huge 50-kilogram alligator measuring 13 feet long caused a frenzy among social network users this week. Many of them are unable to believe that the picture is real.

Environmentalists saved the giant reptile from an irrigation ditch near Blackshear Lake, Georgia, United States, and an alligator image with wildlife biologist, Brent Howze, has been posted on Facebook.

Despite department praise from the Department of Natural Resources, some online commentators have insisted that the photo was fake.

This picture of a huge 300-pound alligator measuring 13 feet long caused a frenzy among social media users this week, many believing that the picture was real.

We wrote: "False! Tip for the camera's perception: He is kneeling 10 feet behind the alligator, which makes him look taller than he actually is.

Another said: "A Photoshopped photo is looking at his lap on the alligator", while a social media user picked it up, writing: "This is not an image This is definitely a photoshopped.

However, many quickly pointed out that it was real.

One of them commented: "The reason it seems bigger than it actually is, it is because I'm not sure about it. man is not kneeling on the back of the lighter as he shows up in the photo. He is kneeling on the ground, far behind the "gator".

Environmentalists saved the giant reptile from an irrigation ditch near Blackshear Lake (pictured), Georgia

Howze told Cordele's dispatch: "Apparently, many people think that it is a counterfeit, but I can assure you that this is not the case. I'm the one in the photo, and you can probably say I'm not too close to it. & # 39;

It took a while to get him out of this gap. It was bigger than expected and we had to use heavy equipment to move it. & # 39;

However, once the alligator rescued from the moat, environmental advocates discover that it has been destroyed. shot in the belly and had to be dropped.

Howze reassured residents that he was still safe, adding that he was planning to bathe there again in the summer with his family.