An 11-foot alligator bit a 27-year-old woman's hand and wrist, and briefly pulled her under while she was swimming in waist-deep water in the St. Lucie River on July 23, according to the Martin County ...

American and Chinese Alligator. The latter, unfortunately, has only one species remaining, with critically low numbers. American alligators, in contrast, thrive in various habitats. While alligators ...

SUN CITY HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- An 88-year-old woman was killed by an alligator after she slipped into a pond while gardening at an adult living community, authorities in South Carolina told CNN and its ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- The husband of a woman killed by an alligator in a private resort in South Carolina in August has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Hilton Head resort where the ...

Authorities say a 12-foot, 6-inch alligator attacked and killed a woman who was walking her dogs in Davie, Florida, on Friday. Search teams found the body of the victim just before 10 p.m. on Friday, ...

Alligators are the most iconic reptiles in the southern United States, yet they remain widely misunderstood and often feared. Despite their reputation, attacks on humans are extremely rare. Gators, as ...

A Florida woman saved her puppy from the jaws of a 5-foot alligator by pounding the beast in the eye until it let go. Danie Wright was walking 4-month-old Dax behind her home in Land O’ Lakes, about ...

A hiker in Collier County experienced an encounter with an alligator at Bird Rookery Swamp, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. After emerging from the water, the ...

NEW ORLEANS — Editor's Note: The story has been updated to reflect that the alligator was not trapped in Lacombe as previously reported to WWL by the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office. Human remains ...