Gator gives Florida mother nighttime surprise
The woman thought someone was trying to break into her home, then she checked the security camera.
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The woman thought someone was trying to break into her home, then she checked the security camera.
The woman said she punched the alligator in the face before it retreated.
Jordan Rivera remembers being near a pond outside a bar in Port Charlotte. After that, he woke up in the hospital.
State wildlife officials say serious injuries caused by alligators are rare in Florida.
Authorities are investigating after human remains were found in the jaws of an alligator while officers were searching for a missing woman.
Trackers and police responded to a nuisance call at an elderly woman's home in north central Florida.
Caught on camera: The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office shared video of the alligator being captured.
Trappers were called out to deal with a nuisance gator in Jacksonville.
Pau Bedard with Gator Boys Rescue said at this time of year, you should be mindful of your surroundings when you are outside.
Hunters can also apply for a permit for the annual Statewide Alligator Harvest Program
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Officials say a large alligator that made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa has been captured and moved to a nearby river.
A little farther south, a man was bitten by an alligator while walking his dog near a pond
A Florida neighbor rescues a man being attacked by an 11-foot alligator.
In one case, a Naples man drove over a gator that had latched onto a neighbor's leg and was dragging him toward a pond.
Tim Nguyen says there were some tense moments Tuesday on his farm in Southwest Miami-Dade when his dogs started barking and alerted him to an 11-foot alligator in his backyard.
Tim Nguyen says there were some tense moments Tuesday on his farm in Southwest Miami-Dade when his dogs started barking and alerted him to an 11-foot alligator in his backyard.
Self-proclaimed owner Tony Cavallaro said he treated his pet alligator Albert "than most people take care of their kids."
Florida officials said the gator was 9 feet, 3 inches long and caused a "severe animal bite" to the victim.
The coins were found during a routine examination of the animal. All were successfully removed.
An 85-year-old woman was killed in Florida last year when an alligator emerged from a lake in her retirement community and attacked her and her dog.
The gator was found with his heart "beating three beats per minute."
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An extremely rare white leucistic alligator has been born at a Florida reptile park.
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A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
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