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Floridians are used to see alligators in every body of water around, but what would you do if you saw one taking a swim with a knife embedded in its skull?

That’s the fate of one gator who makes his home in Houston, Texas.

One neighbor snapped a shot of the reptile.

"I saw him swimming and then I saw him turn, like swimming towards me, and I saw something sticking out of his head," said Erin Weaver. "It looked like a steak knife that was sticking out of his head, I don't know if it was in his eye, but it looked, if it wasn't in his eye it was very close to his eye."

"Never have I seen them aggressive or even defensive, if you walk by and startle, them they just go under water,” she added, "I feel that somebody did this on purpose. I can't imagine this animal going after somebody that they would have to defend themselves, because we've never had that happen before."

She says she hopes that someone helps the animal soon, but the Fort Bend Co. Sheriff's Office says they can only take a report once a deputy witnesses the hurt animal.

Luckily, alligators have very thick bones and their blood contains antibiotic properties, so there is a good chance the particular gator is in no pain and may be able to live like that for some time.