A woman in Florida risked her life to save her beloved dog, Kona, after a 6-and-a-half-foot alligator grabbed the pet’s head in its mouth during an evening walk. "Suddenly, I saw the eyes.

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Sometimes, it's a wallet or a set of keys. But at the Pine River Motel in Cheboygan, an animal handler accidentally left his 3-foot-long dwarf alligator, Wally. The manager of the Pine River Motel ...

The alligator reproduction season starts in April and ends in September, typically along this timeline, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Males can be more ...

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Do you ever want to leave the city cares behind and move to the water? When Bobby and Susan McKenzie moved from Baton Rouge to the diversion canal in 2005, they ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Alligator mating season is here in Florida, and wildlife experts remind residents to be cautious. Alligator courtship begins in April before mating season occurs in May or ...

Getty Stock Images/iStockphoto A Florida couple brought new meaning to the phrase "See you later, alligator" this week when a nearly 7-foot reptile suddenly appeared in their home — prompting ...

Catholics who are abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent have a pass when it comes to one tasty reptile. Alligator is permissible to eat on Fridays during Lent, the archbishop of New Orleans ...

March 17 (UPI) --Police near the northern tip of Michigan's lower peninsula were called to a motel to help secure an unusual piece of left-behind property: a live alligator. The Cheboygan Police ...

A wild scene was caught on camera inside a South Florida home when a man found an alligator in his living room. Paul Quinn lives in Fort Myers. He said he discovered the unwanted reptile in his ...

A South Carolina apartment complex is holding vigil for a community alligator named Walter that was killed after several complaints were filed about him. The gator called the Daniel Island Village ...