While rare, alligator attacks can happen. Here are five ways to stay safe around alligators in Florida waters.

Five of the pythons were eaten by alligators. On Thanksgiving Day in 2024, a large alligator, nicknamed "Godzilla," was ...

Florida tops global charts for crocodile and alligator conflicts and it’s not just because of the heat. With sprawling ...

He witnessed a fight between an alligator and a manatee ... “They think you're a fish, a turtle, a snake or even a duck. Oftentimes, their eyes aren't even open when they're trying to catch ...

Dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day event aimed at removing invasive Burmese pythons, have been announced by FWC.

Florida has seen two deadly animal attacks this week — an 89-year-old man and his dog killed by a black bear and a woman ...

Days later, a woman canoeing in Lake Kissimmee was killed by an alligator. Other dangerous animals ... Here's a common rhyme: "If it's black, fight back; if it's brown lay down (and play dead ...

On the other hand, python hunters are fighting an ecological crisis ... depending on size and quality. A 10-foot alligator, therefore, could bring in $500–$1,000, with additional income from ...

We were eating turkey sandwiches at his kitchen table one afternoon earlier this year when Hiaasen told me about Rocky I and Rocky II, the pet raccoons he kept in the 1970s. Raccoons, he told me, ...