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
New York might not have those infamous “alligators in the sewer” — but Florida has the real thing. A work crew in Oviedo, Florida proved the NYC urban legend was a Sunshine State reality after discovering an 5-foot gator residing in a sludge-filled pipe. Footage of the scaly subterranean terror is currently stirring up a … 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
A reptile handler says her love life is a load of croc. Savannah Boan revealed that even though she loves her job feeding crocodiles and other deadly creatures, the cost is that her dating life suffers. “My job affects my dating life in the way that I believe most people are afraid to date such … 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
Nothing was going to stop this rampaging reptile from playing Gator Golf. Footage showed the jaw-dropping moment that a gigantic alligator bust through a golf course’s metal fence with ease like the Incredible Hulk. A video of the Kool-Aid commercial-esque moment currently boasts over a million views on Facebook. “Check out this big guy bend … Read more
The horrifying 911 call from a fatal and freak alligator attack on a woman has been released. According to TMZ, a distressed onlooker dialed the emergency hotline as the 10-foot alligator caught the 85-year-old in its jaws. “There’s a woman in the lake. The alligator’s got her!” said the terrified caller, who phoned while watching … Read more
An 85-year-old Florida woman tragically died Monday while trying to save her dog from a 10-foot alligator. The freak attack reportedly occurred outside Spanish Lakes Fairways, a retirement community in Fort Pierce, WPTV reported. According to residents, the unidentified octogenarian had been walking her pet, when an alligator suddenly lunged out of the water and … Read more
From gasps to laughs and the occasional tear, 2022 brought a rollercoaster of emotions in extreme, face-to-face animal encounters captured on camera. FOX Weather has compiled seven videos that piqued the interest of our readers and are worth reviewing again. 1. Bull elk charges at photographer in Colorado A stressed bull elk with large antlers … Read more
Rosie Moore spends her days dealing with pythons, sharks and alligators, but the adventurous 26-year-old jokes she’s often compared to Hannah Montana due to her glamorous side hustle as a model. Moore, who works in Florida for Delray Beach’s coastal water resources management team, comes face-to-face daily with deadly creatures people would usually avoid — and … Read more
A-croc-alypse meow. While cats are known for bringing unusual objects home, one ambitious kitty took the cake after dragging a — wait for it — whole alligator head into a house in Wisconsin. Photos of the hairy headhunter’s ghoulish trophy are currently going viral as paw-struck viewers scratch their heads in disbelief. “He was very … Read more
A live albino alligator was allegedly recovered from an American man’s suitcase in Germany last month and the reptile is reportedly on the road to recovery. The three-foot–long alligator was detected at the Munich Airport in late September with one of the airport’s security checkpoint X-ray machines, according to a report by Süddeutsche Zeitung, a German newspaper. … Read more