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Alligator kills 61-year-old Davenport woman canoeing with husband on Lake Kissimmee

Alligator kills 61-year-old Davenport woman canoeing with husband on Lake Kissimmee

A Davenport woman is dead after being killed by an alligator while canoeing with her husband at the mouth of Tiger Creek on Lake Kissimmee on Tuesday afternoon. 

May 7, 2025 7:06pm EDT
Video: Alligator removed from FishHawk preschool parking lot

Video: Alligator removed from FishHawk preschool parking lot

An alligator caused a scaly situation outside a FishHawk preschool on Tuesday. 

May 7, 2025 6:01pm EDT
Alligator attacks and kills woman canoeing on Lake Kissimmee: PCSO

Alligator attacks and kills woman canoeing on Lake Kissimmee: PCSO

A woman was attacked and killed by an alligator on Tuesday afternoon on Lake Kissimmee.

May 6, 2025 5:55pm EDT
Video: Barefoot Florida man helps capture large gator along busy interstate

Video: Barefoot Florida man helps capture large gator along busy interstate

The Blue Collar Brawler can add another gator to his list of captures, as the famed barefoot gator trapper helped deputies in north Florida catch a "beast" roaming along I-95 while drivers whizzed by.

April 29, 2025 6:59am EDT
Video: Florida deputies capture gator spotted at high school

Video: Florida deputies capture gator spotted at high school

Some Manatee County deputies had the tough task of wrangling a gator that had made its way onto a high school campus, according to the sheriff's office.

April 25, 2025 8:21am EDT
Alligator comes knocking: Florida woman finds unexpected visitor at front door

Alligator comes knocking: Florida woman finds unexpected visitor at front door

A Florida woman discovered a massive alligator knocking at her front door, captured on her doorbell camera.

April 24, 2025 9:41pm EDT
Risky human behavior behind 96% of alligator bites: Study

Risky human behavior behind 96% of alligator bites: Study

More gator interactions are expected this time of year, with it being mating season. Sometimes, however, gators look for love in all the wrong places.

April 16, 2025 10:13pm EDT
Alligator mating season starts soon: Here are tips to stay safe

Alligator mating season starts soon: Here are tips to stay safe

Love is in the air and alligators are on the move as they begin seeking a suitable significant other for the upcoming mating season.

April 7, 2025 1:58pm EDT
Tampa dog owner pries open gator’s jaws to save pet from attack

Tampa dog owner pries open gator’s jaws to save pet from attack

A Floridian's worst nightmare: a battle between a dog and a gator, but it was no match for the dog's owner, who made sure her beloved pet was coming home and pulled her dog "Kona" from the alligator's grip.

April 4, 2025 11:09am EDT
VIDEO: Enormous Florida alligator wanders golf course

VIDEO: Enormous Florida alligator wanders golf course

A Florida woman recently captured a video of an enormous alligator wandering about a golf course at Stonegate Oaks in Kissimmee.

March 13, 2025 2:26pm EDT
Video: Florida gator scares delivery driver who hands off job to Bradenton officer: ‘Where’s my pizza?"

Video: Florida gator scares delivery driver who hands off job to Bradenton officer: ‘Where’s my pizza?"

A Bradenton police officer doubled as a pizza delivery guy and a photographer after an 8-foot alligator hiding under a car caused a commotion in a 55-plus community. 

March 12, 2025 4:08pm EDT
Alligator attack: 911 call reveals gator bit woman, snatched life vest as group kayaked in Polk County

Alligator attack: 911 call reveals gator bit woman, snatched life vest as group kayaked in Polk County

A 911 call is shedding light on what happened when an alligator attacked a woman who was kayaking with a group of 30 people on Monday in a canal near the Polk/Osceola County line. 

March 4, 2025 3:35pm EST
Alligator attacks woman paddling in Polk County: FWC

Alligator attacks woman paddling in Polk County: FWC

A woman was hospitalized on Monday after officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said she was bitten by an alligator at Tiger Creek Canal in Polk County. 

March 3, 2025 5:25pm EST
Video: Florida gator stops traffic to take turtle across the street

Video: Florida gator stops traffic to take turtle across the street

We’ve all heard the age-old question asking why the chicken crossed the road. In Florida, we ask why the alligator crossed the road and recently a reptile seemed to reply – because it was taking a turtle to the other side. 

February 21, 2025 12:14pm EST
10-foot gator pulled from Florida storm drain

10-foot gator pulled from Florida storm drain

Florida firefighters never know what they may encounter on the job. 

January 20, 2025 9:50am EST
Florida alligator trapper finds gator with snare trap embedded in its snout: 'Terrible'

Florida alligator trapper finds gator with snare trap embedded in its snout: 'Terrible'

A young alligator got a second lease on life after a Florida trapper hired to remove it from a St. Augustine neighborhood noticed it was in need of some help. Turns out, it had a snare penetrating through its upper jaw.

December 17, 2024 5:18am EST
Florida man arrested for illegally keeping alligators, slider turtles on his property: FWC

Florida man arrested for illegally keeping alligators, slider turtles on his property: FWC

A Florida man has been arrested after he was caught keeping alligators and several freshwater slider turtles on his Marion County property, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

September 17, 2024 6:52am EDT
Florida man arrested for keeping alligators in his backyard swimming pool, FWC says

Florida man arrested for keeping alligators in his backyard swimming pool, FWC says

A Florida man has been arrested after he was caught keeping alligators and several freshwater slider turtles on his property, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

September 11, 2024 1:40pm EDT
Florida gator Jawlene 'in great health' nearly a year after rescue

Florida gator Jawlene 'in great health' nearly a year after rescue

Almost a year after she was found and rescued in Orlando, an alligator with no upper jaw now called ‘Jawlene’ is improving in condition at Gatorland in Orlando.

August 8, 2024 6:41am EDT
Florida man arrested after he lassos alligator, ties it to fence, then calls 911 to report it: Deputies

Florida man arrested after he lassos alligator, ties it to fence, then calls 911 to report it: Deputies

A Florida man is accused of tying an alligator up against a fence and later calling 911, claiming to have found the reptile that way, deputies said.

August 2, 2024 8:47am EDT
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