Friday night, Jake Paul will face off against Anthony Joshua in a boxing bout that will be broadcast on Netflix. But, it’s not just a big event for the social media star-turned-boxer. Bushwick-based fashion designer Benny Goldberg, 25, will also be in the ring — in a sense. Benny Goldberg (left) is the 25-year-old Bushwick-based … Read more
Florida police in Sarasota had their hands full removing a 600-pound alligator earlier this week. Dramatic footage released by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Department showed seven deputies and a skilled animal trapper wrangling the 14-foot reptile. The trapper was able to keep the gator’s jaws shut while the deputies pounced on the animal’s limbs and … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I am a senior man living next door to a slightly older woman. We live in lakefront homes and enjoy being active together in the water during our retirement years. Recently, I was looking out the window and saw an alligator swimming by about 50 yards away. Alligators are almost unknown in our … Read more
It’s the great gator getaway! A 6-foot alligator was spotted casually strolling around a Virginia motel in the early morning hours Monday, shocking cops who responded to the runaway reptile in a hilarious video. The scaly beast was seen aimlessly wandering around the exterior of a motel in Fairfax County, just 20 miles outside of … Read more
From the stuff of Hollywood legend to stuffed and mounted. Morris the alligator, famous for his villainous role in Adam Sandler’s classic film “Happy Gilmore,” died of ‘old age’ last week and will now be taxidermied so he can “scare children for years to come,” according to the Colorado Gator Farm. The death of the … Read more
A Publix in South Carolina recently received an unexpected “shopper” in the form of an alligator that was found under a group of carts outside the supermarket. The gator was spotted near the entrance of the grocery store before officials with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) were called to the scene. Video … Read more
A massive, 5-foot-long lizard, presumed to be an Asian water monitor, was seen scurrying around a busy road in western Florida recently. “He’s huge,” Renee Aland can be heard saying in video she posted on social media of the lizard. “He’s just strutting across the road. He’s heading to the other side of the road.” … Read more
Warning: Images included in this story may be disturbing to some readers A man was recently playing a game of golf when he encountered an alligator that had a turtle trapped in its jaws. Casey Yabrough was on the 14th hole at a golf course in Naples, Florida, when he heard something unexpected. “We … Read more
They’re gonna need a bigger rope. Another day, another behemoth serpent rearing its head amid Florida’s Burmese python invasion. This time, Panhandle python hunters made hiss-tory after corralling a nearly 200-pound snake — the second largest ever bagged in the state. “Her head was the size of a football,” conservationist Mike Elfenbein told Fox 35 News … Read more
If you report someone for poaching alligator snapping turtles, you could take home a sizeable sum of cash. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) was previously rewarding up to $1,000 to people who reported poaching of the threatened species. The TPWD recently announced that it will double the reward up to $2,000 if “the tip leads … Read more
Crikey! A sneaky ‘gator snuck up a group of swimmers who narrowly escaped its jaws. David Siljeg captured the alarming incident on video, watching on as the alligator, estimated to be 12 feet long, swam towards a group of children at Texas’ Huntsville State Park on Saturday. The quick-thinking cameraman thought the predatory reptile appeared … Read more
A large reptile whose ancestors lived among dinosaurs millions of years ago was recently photographed waiting for a popular variety store to open in Louisiana. In a post shared to Facebook, the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office shared a photo of a big alligator that was found waiting for a local Dollar General store to open in the … Read more
Thought last week’s Mississippi monster was impressive? A team of hunters put those gator grabbers to shame after hauling a more than 900-pound “dinosaur” gator from a Florida lake, as seen in jaw-dropping videos and photos making waves online. “I had fear like I never felt before,” Kevin Grotz, an outdoorsman who runs the outfit Florida … Read more
He almost bit the hand that fed him. A Colorado man narrowly escaped being bitten by a 12-foot, 600-pound alligator named Elvis as he attempted to feed a raw turkey to the massive reptile. The close call happened at Colorado Gator Farm in Mosca, when an employee known only as Chad can be seen stepping … Read more
An alligator, perhaps hungry for a classic “Pub Sub,” found itself re-rerouted recently when he was picked up by a pair of Florida officers. The Pinellas Park Police Department said someone called 911 on Thursday evening to report a large alligator near 49th Street and Park Boulevard near the Publix grocery store, according to Lt. Roxanne Pohl. She said … Read more
Sea you later alligator! A tourist’s seaside getaway turned into a scene from a SyFy horror movie when they spotted an enormous alligator swimming in the ocean off an Alabama island over the weekend. Footage and images of the freshwater reptile’s estuarine excursion are currently making a splash on Facebook. “It’s not every day something … Read more
Turtles and alligators are normally not friends. In fact, officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission say alligators eat turtles and other prey that is abundant and easily accessible. So, when a travel blogger in Tampa, Florida, came across the rare sight of a turtle hitching a ride on top of an alligator, he had to … Read more
An Orlando Wetlands Park visitor snapped a series of rare photos of an adult alligator eating what appears to be a smaller alligator. Barbara D’Angelo, a retired “snowbird” who lives in Florida during the winter and Michigan in the summer, photographed a large alligator swallowing a significantly smaller reptile in a swampy environment on March 6, she … Read more
A 9-foot alligator was loitering on a Florida street, so police had to — very carefully — “arrest” it. The lizard lockdown happened Wednesday night, not far from Raymond James Stadium, where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play. The Tampa Police Department treated the ‘gator like any other suspect, bodycam footage of the incident shows. “Tape his front legs together … Read more
An alligator eating another alligator became a sight to see at the Orlando Wetlands Park in Florida. Photographer Barbara D’Angelo shot the two-minute massacre, which left the victim dead. “I watched as this gator had his prey in his mouth and slammed the remaining body and tail like a whip,” D’Angelo explained on Facebook. “This … Read more