Gator attacked Florida man, snapped off his arm
Eric Merda said it took him three days to find help after the attack
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Eric Merda said it took him three days to find help after the attack
There have been at least a half dozen alligator attacks this season around the Tampa Bay area.
Authorities said the alligator responsible for the attack has been captured.
Greg Graziani had his arm amputated after he was "seriously injured during a routine interaction" with one of the park's alligators, the park announced.
The state only issues about 7,500 permits
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the alligator hunt often has more than 15,000 applicants for permits.
There have been at least three fatal alligator attacks in the US this year, two occurred in Florida.
The elderly woman was seen falling into the pond and struggling to stay afloat.
Marquell White acknowledged it was dangerous, but he didn't want anyone to get hurt.
Marquell White said he did it after spotting the gator hiding behind a swing set.
A man was playing with his dog at a Florida park when it was attacked by an alligator, dragged into the water and eaten earlier this month, wildlife officials said.
A man found dead in a Florida lake while searching for Frisbees and other flying discs was missing three limbs after a likely encounter with alligators, police said Friday.
Deputies believe the gator came from a drain near the motel.
Police in Florida say a man died searching for Frisbees in a lake at a disc golf course where people are warned by signs to beware of alligators.
Playing it safe means more than just knowing how to swim and staying out of the water in dangerous conditions.
When the next state hunting season begins in August, alligators will be targeted around the clock.
A large alligator gatecrashed a game of golf at a Florida country club recently. It's just the latest sighting of a giant gator caught on camera.
Later gator! Some Parkland residents got a wild surprise when an alligator was spotted taking a late-night stroll through their residential neighborhood.
Traffic jams are nothing new in the Sunshine state but what about traffic jams caused by reptiles? Another massive alligator was spotted taking a stroll in the middle of a busy road in Venice.
Final approval of around-the-clock alligator hunting is set to go before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission when it meets next month in Gainesville.
It wasn't the Easter Bunny captured on video hopping through a Florida neighborhood on Sunday morning, but a very large alligator taking an early morning stroll.
A traffic stop in Collier County took a very 'Florida Man' turn.
A Florida man watched in disbelief when a determined alligator walked across a busy road in Venice and vanished underneath his truck.
A Florida man has died after crashing his car into an 11-foot alligator.
It's a dog eat dog world out there, but on a Lakeland golf course recently, it was an alligator eat alligator world, literally.
