Alligators

A Tampa mom was already wide-awake Sunday morning after her son woke up from a nightmare. Then, they heard scratching noises at the front door, but her son didn't seem to be frightened by the surprise visitor.

An alligator possibly hunting for a good summer sale was denied access to the Largo Mall this week after police removed the trespassing reptile, according to a post on the Largo Police Department's Facebook page.

An investigation is underway to figure out if an alligator may have led to the death of 29-year-old Shayla Silva. Her body was pulled from a retention pond near the River Hills subdivision in Valrico late Sunday.

Some tense moments between a small, territorial alligator and a Louisiana woman were caught on camera.

Jeffrey Heim wound up with dozens of staples in his scalp after diving into the jaws of an alligator in the Myakka River a month ago. The GoPro camera he was wearing was lost – until now.

A 39-year-old man was fishing in a Venice pond when an alligator bit his leg.

A slightly clumsy alligator gave one Manatee County homeowner a bit of a shock when he checked his doorbell footage.

A 5-foot, 10-inch alligator with a missing limb and boxing tape around her jaws, front legs, and tail was discovered Thursday outside Croc Encounters, an educational and wildlife sanctuary facility in Tampa.

Florida’s waterways are inviting, but they’re also home to wildlife that can be dangerous if you aren’t careful. In the last two weeks, there have been two alligator attacks in the Tampa Bay area.