Video: Largo officer jumps, squeals during first gator encounter

A newer officer with the Largo Police Department is a New York transplant and had a very jumpy reaction to his first gator encounter. 

Florida man accused of dealing drugs, promoting dogfighting kept 9-foot alligator on property: JSO

A drug bust in Florida landed a man in jail and led to the rescue of a 9-foot alligator and multiple neglected dogs that may have been used for dog fighting, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. 

Video: Florida trapper wrangles alligator found in pool

Deputies and a professional trapper in South Florida had a tough time getting a 7-foot gator out of a swimming pool, with video showing the struggle in a family's backyard.

Man used life vest to fend off alligator attack at Lake Kissimmee State Park

New details have been released about a violent alligator attack that left a woman seriously injured while kayaking in Lake Kissimmee State Park earlier this year.

Video: Turtles 'bully' tiny baby gator in Florida pond

A Florida woman captured the moment when two turtles seemed to let a tiny baby alligator know that it was unwelcome in a St. Augustine pond earlier this week.

Large alligator wrangled, relocated from condo community: TTPD

A trapper helped Temple Terrace police catch a 7-foot gator found roaming through a condo complex, according to the police department.

Video: Florida gator goes door to door with folding chair stuck to its head

A Florida gator was caught on camera going door to door with a folding chair stuck to its head in a Fort Myers neighborhood on Friday morning.

Alligator kills 61-year-old Davenport woman canoeing with husband on Lake Kissimmee

A Davenport woman is dead after being killed by an alligator while canoeing with her husband at the mouth of Tiger Creek on Lake Kissimmee on Tuesday afternoon. 

Video: Barefoot Florida man helps capture large gator along busy interstate

The Blue Collar Brawler can add another gator to his list of captures, as the famed barefoot gator trapper helped deputies in north Florida catch a "beast" roaming along I-95 while drivers whizzed by.

Video: Florida deputies capture gator spotted at high school

Some Manatee County deputies had the tough task of wrangling a gator that had made its way onto a high school campus, according to the sheriff's office.

Risky human behavior behind 96% of alligator bites: Study

More gator interactions are expected this time of year, with it being mating season. Sometimes, however, gators look for love in all the wrong places.

Alligator mating season starts soon: Here are tips to stay safe

Love is in the air and alligators are on the move as they begin seeking a suitable significant other for the upcoming mating season.

Tampa dog owner pries open gator’s jaws to save pet from attack

A Floridian's worst nightmare: a battle between a dog and a gator, but it was no match for the dog's owner, who made sure her beloved pet was coming home and pulled her dog "Kona" from the alligator's grip.