If you've lived in Florida long enough, you've either seen a gator or know someone who has. In 2025, there have been quite a few alligator encounters in Central Florida. Video above: Man's oldest pet ...

Law enforcement officers responded to calls to remove a 10-foot alligator outside a 7-Eleven convenience store in Florida. These wildlife encounters have become increasingly frequent in Sarasota ...

Get close to the prehistoric reptiles that returned from near extinction to become an emblem of conservation in south Florida ...

In Sarasota County this week, deputies faced a serious challenge — not from criminals, but from a massive, 14-foot alligator weighing around 600 pounds. The dramatic scene unfolded as a team of seven ...

Despite a healthy alligator population thriving in the Everglades, a guaranteed sighting doesn’t actually exist. However, when water levels drop, animal life in this diverse ecosystem is funneled into ...

When the homeowner and her husband screamed at Covert to get away from the alligator because it killed a deer a few days prior, Covert told them, "I don't look like a deer." She reached to touch the ...

With winter temperatures setting in, more alligators have left local ponds and rivers and are out sunning themselves, which could increase interactions with people. Florida has about 1.3 million ...

A small crane appeared unfazed while hanging around an alligator, video showed, in a wildlife encounter that could only happen in Florida.Aminata Funchess said the video was filmed in her Lakeland ...

A Polk County alligator encounter ended in an arrest this week after wildlife officers say a man opened fire on the animal ...