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Alligator Bites N. Florida Man
Florida Fish and Wildlife reports an alligator bit a man while working on a dock, Thursday.
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Florida Fish and Wildlife reports an alligator bit a man while working on a dock, Thursday.
Whether it's feeding wild animals at the Everglades Alligator Farm or taking pictures, Mario Aldecoa is the kind guy who really gets into his work. Cruise his website and you'll find plenty of pictures featuring huge gators up close.
Mario Aldecoa's camera was found eight months after it was swiped by an alligator while he was trying to snap a photo of the gators at night. Only one usable image was retrieved from the chip. Aldecoa works at the Everglades Alligator Farm.
The alligator responsible for biting a teen on the head in a lake in central Florida on Monday has been captured.
A quick swim in a central Florida park ended with a 17-year-old taken to the hospital after he was bitten on the head by an alligator.
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An injured alligator which crawled out on Bird Road near SW 114th Avenue snarled traffic for hours.
90 year old Margaret Webb is home again, minus part of her leg but with an amazing story to tell, about how the missing leg ended up in an alligator's mouth. The gator met his maker, but Margaret is still here to tell her tale.
A Hobe Sound teen reeled in a really big one late last week, but it wasn't a large mouth bass or a tarpon.
A 90-year-old woman who had to have part of her leg amputated after she was attacked by an alligator has seen her condition upgraded at a southwest Florida hospital.
An eight foot alligator which attacked a 90-year old woman near Naples has been captured.
A 90-year old southwest Florida woman remains in serious condition after she lost her leg in an alligator attack.
A 90-year old southwest Florida woman is in critical condition after she was attacked by an alligator.
Hunters are getting a little extra daylight to track alligators this year. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted Wednesday to allow an extension for gator hunting.
Love is in the air, if you're an alligator or crocodile. As summer approaches and temperatures rise, you might have a few more gator sightings because amorous alligators and frisky crocs become more active as they look for potential mates.
A Tampa area woman found an unexpected guest in her bathroom over the weekend.
The driver has not been identified and no further details surrounding the circumstances of the crash.
Christopher Pitre was wanted for compromising his ankle monitor and escaping from a treatment facility while under the supervision of Miami-Dade County Corrections.
Police told CBS News Miami that she was with a family member at the park before being separated.
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The driver has not been identified and no further details surrounding the circumstances of the crash.
Christopher Pitre was wanted for compromising his ankle monitor and escaping from a treatment facility while under the supervision of Miami-Dade County Corrections.
Police told CBS News Miami that she was with a family member at the park before being separated.
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Parents and other caregivers urged to stop using loungers linked to 5 fatalities and an infant bed tied to 1 death.
Florida cucumber grower used untreated canal water found to be tainted with salmonella bacteria, laboratory tests found.
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