Have Floridians finally figured out what causes most alligator attacks? A group of researchers from the Sunshine State say yes. A recent study from the University of Florida delved into the topic ...

A woman canoeing in Lake Kissimmee, Florida was killed by an alligator. Alligator mating season, during spring and summer, leads to increased activity and potential human encounters. While ...

More showman than zoologist, Stephan had come to the zoo with Conqueror, the circus elephant, when it opened in 1875. He ...

A south Fort Myers neighborhood had an unwelcome visitor May 9. A large alligator appeared on a doorstep in the Tortuga community, seemingly trying to find a way to get inside, a video of the ...

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office/Facebook A 9-foot alligator was removed from the grounds of a preschool in Florida. Hillsborough County deputies "responded to a scaly situation outside ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter.

A woman boating on Lake Kissimmee in Florida was killed by an alligator. Alligator mating season, a period of increased activity, begins in May/June. Fatal alligator attacks are rare in Florida ...

A woman boating on Lake Kissimmee in Florida was killed by an alligator. Alligator mating season, a period of increased activity, begins in May/June. Fatal alligator attacks are rare in Florida ...

An alligator attacked and killed a woman who was canoeing with her husband on a central Florida lake Tuesday afternoon after her spouse tried to fight off the predator but was unsuccessful.

Polk County Sheriff’s deputies told our sister WFTV-TV in Orlando that they received a call at 4:05 p.m. to assist the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission regarding an alligator ...

When the alligator moved, the chair moved with it, even as the gator tried getting in someone’s front door. The alligator was found on someone’s porch with this lawn chair stuck on its head ...