Gators, Crocs Get More Active In Spring
Another sign that Spring has sprung; the state's wildlife agency has issued an alert to Florida's visitors and residents alike - watch out for crocs and gators.
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Another sign that Spring has sprung; the state's wildlife agency has issued an alert to Florida's visitors and residents alike - watch out for crocs and gators.
Residents of a Sunrise neighborhood are on high alert Thursday after a gator, that snatched a 50-pound dog Tuesday night, remains swimming free in the neighborhood lake.
Trappers are in a Sunrise neighborhood Wednesday after a dog, walking along the banks of a lake, was snatched Tuesday night by an alligator.
An unusual call for police overnight. Early Thursday morning a man spotted an alligator walking down the middle of NW 79th Avenue near 25th Street in Doral.
A Coral Springs couple got a big surprise early Thursday morning when they heard a loud banging noise outside their front door. Luann and Jorge Alonso thought it was a raccoon. Boy, were they wrong. It was a 9-foot alligator.
An alligator showed up at Hobie Beach off the Rickenbacker Causeway.
Are you looking for a job or just want to earn a little extra cash? If you're not afraid of getting up close and personal with a Florida Alligator, the FWC has the perfect job for you.
Deputies shot an alligator that was threatening to disturb a dead man's body, according to Tampa Bay-Area authorities.
A man's stop on Alligator Alley ended with a bite by a poisonous snake Saturday.
The Florida Everglades is known for its famous river of grass, unique wildlife and of course, those annoying and invasive Burmese pythons.
Florida Fish and Wildlife reports an alligator bit a man while working on a dock, Thursday.
Whether it's feeding wild animals at the Everglades Alligator Farm or taking pictures, Mario Aldecoa is the kind guy who really gets into his work. Cruise his website and you'll find plenty of pictures featuring huge gators up close.
The alligator responsible for biting a teen on the head in a lake in central Florida on Monday has been captured.
A quick swim in a central Florida park ended with a 17-year-old taken to the hospital after he was bitten on the head by an alligator.
A woman had a close encounter of the alligator kind Saturday afternoon in the Everglades aafter it bit her inflatable boat which caused it to sink.
An alligator living near a playground has a neighborhood on edge.
It was quite a Mother's Day surprise for one family in Parkland. No, it was a special brunch or unexpected gift. Instead, it was an unexpected visitor and not in the good way.
Drivers on Alligator Alley got an eyeful Sunday, when they passed a 76 food alligator head rolling down the road.
An alligator ripped off an elderly woman's arm after it attacked her near a Leesburg mobile home park.
A southwest Florida woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after she crashed her truck into an alligator.
A southwest Florida airboat captain whose hand was bit off by a 9-foot alligator has been charged with unlawful feeding of an alligator.
A Southwest Florida teenager is recovering in a Ft. Myers hospital after an alligator bit off the kids' right arm below the elbow.
Sultry summer time temperatures are right around the corner. So how are you going to cool off? Take a dip in a lake or hang out around the pool.
Only in South Florida. Miami-Dade police were forced to close one lane of Bird Road near SW 144th Avenue in the southwestern part of the county after an injured alligator wandered into an eastbound lane and simply couldn't move any further.
90 year old Margaret Webb is home again, minus part of her leg but with an amazing story to tell, about how the missing leg ended up in an alligator's mouth. The gator met his maker, but Margaret is still here to tell her tale.
