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 […]
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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 […]
A Florida man captures hilarious moment a VERY bold turtle hitches a ride on a 10-foot alligator and rides it around a pond ‘like it’s a horse’
A Florida man has captured the hilarious moment a very bold turtle hitched a ride on the back of a 10-foot alligator. Wildlife photographer Jef Henninger snapped the unusual encounter on Monday as he walked near a pond in Tampa. Surprised by the alligator’s docile behavior – since gators are known to prey on turtles […]
Florida man, 72, has his right leg ripped off below the knee in horrific alligator attack
A Florida man had his right leg ripped off below the knee in horrific alligator attack before wildlife officials shot dead two huge predators. One of the beasts had the foot of the injured man still dangling from its mouth. The man, 72, whose identity was not disclosed, was working outside his Titusville home on […]
Alligator kills 85-year-old Florida woman as she walked dog
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 […]
Heartwarming Video Shows Three-Legged Mother Alligator Caring For Her Newborn Babies
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 […]
How an alligator became an emotional support animal: ‘They said it was a midlife crisis’
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 […]