A couple thought that a burglar was in their home when they were awoken in the middle of the night by their dog, only to find a 5ft alligator in their hallway.
Don and Jan Schultz, who had only recently moved from Arizona to New Iberia, Louisiana, said the reptile managed to enter their house via their dog flap, joking that they had got "the full Cajun experience", the Daily Star reports.
The couple told local station KATC that they were asleep when they were awakened by Panda, their seven-year-old Australian cattle dog.
