A Florida woman was bitten in the head by a nine-foot alligator while snorkeling at the Alexander Springs Recreation Area over the weekend. Marissa Carr was snorkeling and swimming with her friend Shane on November 5 when an alligator bit her face. Photographs show Carr bleeding from her head while the alligator swam in the […]
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Invasive ‘giant’ reptile lurks under Georgia porch, officials say: Here’s why it is dangerous
A Georgia homeowner was in for a shock when she found a 3-foot reptile living under her house, wildlife officials say. A woman living in Athens discovered there was an Argentine black and white tegu staked out under her porch in September, according to an Oct. 31 Georgia Department of Natural Resources news release. Now […]
Sabrina Peckham: Woman eaten and dragged by huge alligator in horror video pictured
A woman found dead in the jaws of an alligator was recently arrested for trespassing on wetlands, it has been revealed as her family spoke out about their grief. A GoFundMe page has been set up in the wake of Peckham’s death and over $1,000 has been donated to the fund set up by daughter […]
Hunters kill enormous 920-pound ‘dinosaur’ that nearly breaks world record
Hunters have killed an enormous 65-stone alligator that came close to beating a remarkable record. The huge beast was slain by Kevin Brotz and two friends from his group Florida Gator Hunting, based in the US. The whopping reptile measured 13 feet and three and a quarter inches and with its astonishing weight is the […]
Unbelievably massive alligator is dubbed ‘nightmare material’ as it smashes records
A monstrous alligator has been branded “nightmare material” and has set a new state record for sheer size and mass after it was captured. A group of Mississippi hunters set a new state record by capturing the gator, measuring over 14 feet long and weighing over 800 pounds. It was hauled in by a group […]
Elderly woman, 82, describes horrifying moment 8ft alligator dragged her into the water, bit down on her legs and rolled her as she walked her dog Lulu – before she poked it in the eye and miraculously survived
An 82-year-old woman has revealed the horror of being attacked by an 8ft alligator who dragged her the into the water before she miraculously escaped. Elsie Kyle was walking her chihuaua-dachshund dog Lulu in September 2021 near her home in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, when a huge alligator suddenly snapped at her legs. ‘I […]
Woman killed by ALLIGATOR while walking dog before reptile ‘guards’ her dying body
A woman was attacked and killed by an alligator as she walked her pet dog near a golf course. The 69-year-old woman was walking near a lagoon that borders a golf course in South Carolina when the large reptile appeared and attacked the woman on Tuesday morning. First responders found her unresponsive, then later pronounced […]
Study shows alligators are the engineers of the wetlands
Alligators radically change the ecosystem around them to make the best of seasonal changes in water levels—and that’s a good thing for wetlands. A new study recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology shows alligators do more than just care for themselves when they create alligator ponds. They create a habitat for other organisms […]