Alligators are large reptiles that live in the Americas and China. In North, South, and Central America (if you include their close cousin, caimans), they are found in coastal areas. Chinese ...

"They eat food that is low on the food chain. They are not the apex predator people think they are ... We are building into ...

Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites, according to a groundbreaking study by scientists at the University of Florida and Centre College in ...

SOUTHWEST RANCHES, FL -- Police in South Florida were called to a gruesome scene: a pair of alligators eating a human body. The Sun Sentinel reports that Davie Police Capt. Dale Engle says the body ...

A tour group in Florida’s Everglades got more than they bargained for on Mother’s Day: they saw a bay gator being eaten by another alligator. Alligators are known cannibals, and males especially are ...

Alligator Alcatraz is a temporary migrant detention center located in the Big Cypress National Preserve near the Florida Everglades. The location was intentionally chosen for its harsh environment: a ...

Have Floridians finally figured out what causes most alligator attacks? A group of researchers from the Sunshine State say yes. A recent study from the University of Florida delved into the topic and ...

The body of a missing 12-year-old boy with autism was found near a canal, and coroners believe he died following an alligator attack, according to officials. Bryan Vasquez's body was found in a lagoon ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Most people would rather avoid the alligators living along the Indian River Lagoon, but a group of scientists from the University of Louisville’s Wise Laboratory of ...

One of the invasive Burmese pythons plaguing South Florida met its demise in the jaws of an alligator, and the grisly scene played out in full view of tourists at Everglades National Park. Video ...