A monster great white shark could be heading toward Texas

"Hilton," a 12.5 feet long and 1,326 pound great white shark, may be making his way toward Texas soon. "Hilton," a 12.5 feet long and 1,326 pound great white shark, may be making his way toward Texas soon. Photo: OCEARCH Photo: OCEARCH Image 1 of / 35 Caption Close A monster great white shark could be heading toward Texas 1 / 35 Back to Gallery

A giant great white shark named Hilton has traveled up and down the East Coast and now may be on his way to Texas.

The shark, which is 12.5 feet long and weighs in at 1,326 pounds, is lingering off the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Pensacola, Florida, according to a tracking system run by the non-profit shark research organization OCEARCH.

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Hilton is tagged and tracked every time his dorsal fin breaks the surface of the water, NOLA.com reported.

Hilton has a Twitter following that matches his immense size. The shark boasts more than 21,000 followers on the social media platform where OCEARCH tracks his latest movements.

OCEARCH tracks the location of dozens of sharks on its website.

Fernando Alfonso III is a digital reporter at Chron.com. Follow him on Twitter at @fernalfonso.