A South Carolina woman had an unexpected visitor who tried ringing the doorbell of her house. However, the visitor ended up damaging the walkway and also left scratch marks on the door.

When Karen Alfano heard the bell ring, she expected it to be someone trying to sell magazines.  But instead, she was greeted by a six-and-a-half-foot alligator, www.behindwoods.com reported.

However, Karen described the encounter to be the coolest thing that could ever possibly happen to anyone, but her neighbours didn't think so and they were terrified.

The alligator damaged the shelves on Karen’s walkway and left scratch marks on the surface. But no damage was done to the sturdy front door of her house. Karen soon informed the wildlife officials who managed to remove the reptile from her residence. The officials also removed another 10-foot-long alligator from near her home.