Florida alligator mating season lasts from April through June, increasing their visibility and aggression. Homeowners encountering alligators should contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

The annual drill, dubbed Cajun Jumanji, assessed the state’s capabilities in prevention, protection, mitigation and response. This year’s event also marked a significant structural shift ...

I didn’t plan on saying goodbye to The Alligator. Not because I planned on working in our office of dust bunnies and back-breaking chairs forever, but because I didn’t think I earned it.

A scorching July in 2022 led me to Gainesville and, to an overdue epiphany, The Alligator. Eager to learn Gainesville’s pacing, my family and I spent a summer weekend in the Comfort Inn across ...

LIVINGSTON, Texas — "Sharing what was my most challenging catch of my life," Art Weston wrote on Facebook after landing a massive alligator gar in Lake Livingston. The 7-foot-3-inch behemoth ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A rare and striking sight was captured at the Cattail Marsh in Beaumont of a mother alligator with at least 26 babies riding on her back and swimming nearby. Photo and video of ...

If so, are you allowed to defend yourself? Here's what the law says about gators: Alligator attacks against humans are not common. According to a study affiliated with the North Carolina health ...

A study published in the journal Human-Wildlife Interactions on April 16 says that 96% of alligator attacks in the Southeastern United States were caused by irresponsible behavior on the part of ...

Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites. A recent study is the first to develop a ranking system that categorizes human actions immediately ...

The accompanying porch-camera footage, captured in the community of Ave Maria, shows a large alligator clumsily trying to scale a front door while apparently trying to gain entry into a home ...

A Kentucky man named Art Weston is reportedly the proud record holder after angling a a gigantic alligator gar following a four-hour battle in a Texas lake earlier this month. According to Fox ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites, according to a groundbreaking study by scientists at the University of Florida ...