A South Carolina couple heard a crashing sound in the middle of the night and noticed a 6-foot alligator on their front porch.

The gator had climbed the 10 stairs of their front porch and was positioned right outside the door of their Port Royal Plantation home.

Security arrived at the home and said the gator appeared frightened by the commotion.

The alligator remained until after 1 a.m., when the family and security officers shut off all their lights. The gator eventually descended the porch stairs and made its way to a nearby lagoon.