alligator population was estimated to be only in the thousands. In the years that followed, environmental protections helped the species make an incredible comeback—one of the greatest American conservation success stories. Now with a king-size population of alligators in Florida—some 1.3 milli...
The American Alligator is found in swamps, marshes, and lakes of the southeastern United States from the low areas of both North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and westward to Texas. The range also includes the delta areas of Alabama and Arkansas and most of the Louisiana delta. ...
The death of a 3-year-old boy from Florida in the jaws of an alligator has drawn attention to the alligator trapper, a rare and taciturn breed of man that has all but vanished from Southern backwaters.
Over five million alligators live in the United States, occupying a territory that stretches from South Carolina to Texas, with the majority residing in Florida. The good news is that gators typically don’t go after people. They primarily eat smaller prey like fish, raccoons, birds, turtles,...
The film opens with a teenaged girl purchasing a baby alligator while on vacation with her family at a tourist trap in Florida. After the family returns home to Chicago, the alligator, named Ramón by the girl, is promptly flushed down the family's toilet by her surly, animal-phobic ...
In the video above, hikers at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida, marveled at the sight of this… Watch a Huge Alligator Death Roll to Avoid Capture A Hilton Head, South Carolina family was shocked to find an uninvited guest hanging out by the fire pit in… The Creative...
What’s the difference between an alligator and a crocodile in terms of overall strength? Which one would win in a fight? Although the chances of them meeting are not great due to population differences and ranges, a match between these two heavyweights could happen in southern Florida. ...
According to Rosie Moore, a Florida-based scientist, they received a call and were told that a large object was inside the snake's body. The python was sent to the lab for necropsy and scientific samples. Moore explained that pythons must be euthanized in the state because they ...
Jeffrey Heim:I went this past into some place, very treacherous, but on land, I hiked through 2 miles of brush at night in Florida’s wilderness. It was brutal, but I did really well. So some of the people who take the bigger risks have the bigger rewards. I am smarter now. I tr...
Sign In Sign In New Customer? Create account EN 'No Question' 2-Year-Old Snatched by Alligator Is Dead, Authorities Say; Disney Hotel Is 'Eerily Calm' in Wake of Attack Florida officials say the 2-year-old boy who was dragged into a lake near a Walt Disney World hotel is likely dead...