Video Shows Hatching Of Extremely Rare Albino Alligator In Florida Wildlife Park [Watch]

Kenansville, Florida -- An animal park in Florida has welcomed an extremely rare albino alligator, for the third year in a row. The video of the rare hatching was shared Wednesday on Facebook, and has since then captured social media attention.

The exciting video shows a pale-colored alligator baby popping its head out of a speckled egg, while a staffer could be seen helping the hatchling come out of the eggshell.

"We welcomed another #AlbinoAlligator into the world yesterday! This is the third year in a row Snowflake & Blizzard have successfully given us albino eggs," Wild Florida Airboats and Gator park captioned the video while they shared the exciting news on their Facebook page. The 6-inch baby boy gator remains healthy, according to reports.

The newborn's parents Snowflake and Blizzard produced a total of nine eggs, but only one managed to successfully hatch Saturday. "This is our third year in a row of babies and Wild Florida remains the only park on the planet that has successfully bred albino alligators,” Sam Haught, co-owner of the wildlife park, said in a statement, Click Orlando reported.

Haught said albino alligators are pretty rare as there are only about 100 of these animals in the world.

Due to the lack of melanin in albino alligators, these animals are susceptible to sunlight. Unlike other alligators that are colored, albino alligators require human care and a controlled setting to survive as they get easily spotted by predators, Haught said, NY Post reported.

Meanwhile, the animal park is conducting a naming contest for the new arrival. The baby albino alligator and the parents will be on display to the public after they stay in protective care for a few weeks, the park officials said.

In addition to the gators, the park features more than 100 native and exotic animals. The park officials said they continue their efforts in breeding albino alligators as they have found them to be "showstoppers" among its visitors, particularly among young children.

"We continue to breed them because we want people to see alligators as more than just mindless eating and killing machines. We want people to become fascinated by them and to have a different emotional response than just fear," Haught said.