When you go on a couple’s vacation, the last thing you want is a third wheel. But for one couple staying in an Airbnb, it looks like they got one of a scaly variety.
Finding hidden rooms in an Airbnb is one thing, but potential semiaquatic reptiles? That’s another thing entirely.
TikTok user Khiya (@khiyamarta) shared her extremely specific predicament in a TikTok that has garnered 3.4 million views.
The video starts with a screenshot of an Airbnb conversation, where the user attached an image of the pool with the message, “Hi… what is in this pool?”
The video then switched to a camera zooming in on a rectangular gap on the side of the pool, which shows what looks like the underside of a crocodile or gator.
The TikToker and a man then approached the pool from the side, with the woman trying to alert the scaled object with her foot, and then the man directly bopped it with a can.
She then encouraged him to do it again, which he did.
“It moved,” she remarked.
“‘Cause I moved,” the man replied.
The man then asked the TikToker if she was “going in,” to which she replied, “No, I’m sitting back in the chair.”
She then asked the man if he was going to “walk up to it,” to which he replied that he wanted “confirmation” of what the object was.
As this all unfolded, the viral “the saxaphones are getting louder” sound played in the background.
“Mind you, the Airbnb hosts haven’t answered yet,” she added in the video description, alongside the “honeymoon” hashtag.
BroBible reached out to the TikToker and Airbnb via Instagram direct message and email, respectively.
@khiyamarta Mind you, the Airbnb hosts haven’t answered yet 😭 #fyp #airbnb #honeymoon #miami
What Did The Comments Say?
Some viewers were terrified. “I still don’t know what this is,” one wrote.
“‘What’s in the pool’ girl what it look like,” a second quipped.
And a third added, “So, my irrational fear wasn’t so irrational after all! I mean, my fear is sharks in the pool, but close enough.”
Others felt there were more plausible explanations.
“Its a fake [crocodile] to keep wildlife out of the pool,” a fourth speculated.
“That looks like those fake floating heads people put in their pools,” a fifth echoed.
Confirming this, Khiya replied to this comment, adding, “We figure out it was a fake one without any help of our hosts.”
She also directed commenters to the comment section of one of her partner’s TikToks, where he provides more context.
“It’s a lil plastic alligator head that I think the hosts attached to a swivel,” he explained. “Whenever the water splashed, it moved so that didn’t help with the scare lol.”
He also posted a video about the strange pool item, which provides a clearer view of what looks like a plastic alligator head. It ended up amassing an enormous 28.1 million views. BroBible reached out to him via TikTok direct message.
Why Would People Put A Fake Alligator Head In An Airbnb Pool?
While there have been cases of alligators taking up residence in pools, it’s actually fairly common to put fake alligator heads into garden ponds, swimming pools, and other bodies of water.
This is because they actually work as a deterrent against potential pests like geese, ducks, and herons, among other things.
These heads are sold across Amazon, eBay, and various specialist sites like Outdoor Water Solutions.
The item description on Outdoor Water Solutions reads, “With its hand-painted detail, reflective red eyes, and lifelike floating motion, this gator mimics a real predator-scaring off unwanted wildlife while maintaining the natural beauty of your pond, koi pond, or water feature.”