For four years, a mallard has nested behind a bush near the front door of Caitlin Deal’s home in a Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb, offering an up-close glimpse of nature for her young son and lessons for how people can coexist with wildlife. The duck, dubbed Martha by the family, sits on her nest for about … 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
An unlikely quintet of sharks and a lone alligator were spotted together in the waters off South Carolina, spooking would-be swimmers at a popular vacation destination. The unusual sight was on display near a dock in Hilton Head as the massive sharks swam about without a care in the world while a lounging gator stayed … 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 group left stranded in alligator-infested waters after their plane was forced to make an emergency landing was finally rescued Friday after 36 hours. Five people were found atop the small plane, which disappeared from the radar of the Beni Department in central Bolivia. The survivors — three women, a child and their 29-year-old pilot … Read more
See ya later, alligator. Many Floridians have had bizarre encounters with alligators — but this one might take the cake. A Sunshine State resident took to Reddit to share their frightening experience with two creepy reptiles that came up to their home’s front door, which was all captured on the family’s Ring camera. The footage … Read more
He deployed a gator “aid.” No can opener? No problem. A reveler is going viral after using a wild alligator’s jaws to open a beer in what viewers are dubbing “the most Florida thing” ever. The jaw-dropping clip was first posted to the X account Catch Up Bites but was recently shared by user Wall … 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
Living on the edge takes on a whole new meaning for one woman along the banks of Georgia’s Satilla River. Meet Katie, who has the TikTok account KayakKatie, and whose mundane chore of taking out the trash is anything but ordinary — with her video documenting the long journey already racking up nearly 8 million views … Read more
A strong body and sharp mind gave a 77-year-old Florida man the ability to save his faithful furry companion from the jaws of an alligator — the two of them escaping with injuries, but living to tell the story as gator mating season approaches and standoffs between humans and gators hit recent headlines. “I couldn’t … 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
The Project star Sarah Harris took a moment to apologize to Channel 10 bosses during Tuesday night’s episode of the panel show. Harris was speaking about crocs with co-stars Waleed Aly, Tom Cashman and Kate Langbroek when she made an X-rated confession. The panel were discussing news that Queensland’s male crocodiles “are being driven into a … Read more
This is one way of roping kids in to go to school. Going to school may feel treacherous enough for students as it is, but over 70 pupils from Villa Leidy, near the coastal city of Santa Marta, Colombia risk their lives daily to get to the classroom. To get to school, the children must … Read more
A Florida alligator who went viral for missing most of her upper jaw got a fitting country-song inspired name. The critter was given the moniker “Jawlene,” after the Dolly Parton song “Jolene,” after a public call on social media. The animal was discovered earlier this month in Seminole County and taken in by Gatorland, a theme … 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