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Alligator kills 85-year-old Florida woman as she walked dog

Alligator kills 85-year-old Florida woman as she walked dog

March 2, 2023February 25, 2023 Supertrooper Leave a comment

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) – An 85-year-old woman was killed by an alligator while walking her dog in a senior living community on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, officials said. The woman was walking her dog on Monday afternoon beside a canal in Spanish Lakes Fairway near Fort Pierce when the nearly 11-foot (3.3-meters) gator attacked the […]

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Teen wrestles with monster crocodile to save sister, 9, from its jaws

Teen wrestles with monster crocodile to save sister, 9, from its jaws

January 16, 2023January 14, 2023 Supertrooper Leave a comment

A teenage boy who wrestled an alligator after it attacked his little sister has become a hero. Regimiya Haikera, nine, had been fetching water on the Kavango River in Kavango West, Namibia, when a crocodile attacked her, biting her inner thigh and the left side of her torso, injuring her ribs. Regimiya had a fortunate […]

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Heartwarming Video Shows Three-Legged Mother Alligator Caring For Her Newborn Babies

Heartwarming Video Shows Three-Legged Mother Alligator Caring For Her Newborn Babies

September 27, 2022September 23, 2022 Supertrooper Leave a comment

A three-legged alligator mother was seen caring for her babies by building them a nest and carrying them to the water. Owen Lauer, the owner of Living With Gators, uploaded a video that shows alligators’ true resilience. After 69 days, a gator mother with just three legs hatched her nest and carried them to the […]

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How an alligator became an emotional support animal: ‘They said it was a midlife crisis’

How an alligator became an emotional support animal: ‘They said it was a midlife crisis’

September 22, 2022September 17, 2022 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Joseph Henney, 69, grew up on a farm in the same area of Dover, Pennsylvania he lives in now. From a young age, Henney was surrounded by a wide range of animals, such as cattle, coyotes, snakes and hogs, which makes owning a pet alligator perhaps the least surprising thing about him. But Henney’s gator […]

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Huge alligator strapped to back of car on motorway is ‘most Florida thing ever’

Huge alligator strapped to back of car on motorway is ‘most Florida thing ever’

September 20, 2022September 17, 2022 Supertrooper 3 Comments

A giant alligator strapped to the back of a car on a motorway has been called the most Florida picture ever taken. A woman travelling along Interstate 95 in The Sunshine State was stunned to see a massive reptile hoisted by rope behind a vehicle, just one foot off the tarmac. Karen Kress from Tampa, […]

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Man had arm bitten off in alligator attack before getting lost in wilderness for 3 days

Man had arm bitten off in alligator attack before getting lost in wilderness for 3 days

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 Supertrooper Leave a comment

A man in Florida had his arm bitten off by an alligator while swimming across a lake, then spent three days lost in the wilderness. Incredibly Eric Merda, who was attacked by the reptile at Lake Manatee Fish Camp in Myakka City survived the traumatic experience. Out of hospital, and adjusting to life with one […]

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Zoo keeper loses his hand after one of the alligators bit him during a routine training session

Zoo keeper loses his hand after one of the alligators bit him during a routine training session

September 8, 2022September 3, 2022 Supertrooper 3 Comments

A Florida zoo keeper had his hand bitten off during a routine interaction with one of his own alligators due to an errant leaf. Greg Graziani, wildlife director of Florida Gator Gardens in Venus and an alligator veteran of 46 years, had his wrist chomped on August 17, the park reported on its Facebook page. […]

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Turtles and Alligators Rescued After Being Trapped in Florida Dry Retention Pond

Turtles and Alligators Rescued After Being Trapped in Florida Dry Retention Pond

June 23, 2022June 12, 2022 Supertrooper Leave a comment

​​​Turtles and alligators were left helpless, without adequate food, water or shade when they found themselves stuck in a drained concrete retention pond in Florida. Luckily, concerned employees in the area saw what was happening and got the help that might have saved their lives! Melissa Murray, an employee in the Shoppes of Boot Ranch […]

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