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An alligator rescued in Brooklyn's Prospect Park has a bathtub stopper stuck in her body
The nearly five-foot alligator was found "extremely emaciated" in a lake in New York City's Prospec…
Alia Shoaib
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Graphic video shows an entire 5-foot long alligator being removed from stomach of an 18-foot python
The giant Burmese python captured in Florida's Everglades had swallowed the alligator whole, which …
Alia Shoaib
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A missing 2-year-old in Florida was found inside an alligator's mouth a day after his mother's murder
Thomas Mosley, the father of toddler Taylen Mosley, has been charged with two counts of first-degre…
Alia Shoaib
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A 23-year-old man had his arm amputated after he was attacked by a 10-foot-long alligator outside a Florida bar
A 23-year-old man was attacked by a 10-foot alligator outside a bar in Port Charlotte, Florida. An …
Joshua Zitser
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A Florida man captured the moment a turtle rode a 10-foot alligator around a pond like it was a 'horse'
Alligators are known to prey on turtles, but this particular Florida gator apparently couldn't be b…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A woman was mauled to death by an alligator at a South Carolina retirement home community. Her family says the developer's man-made ponds are to blame.
In August 2022, Nancy Becker, a resident at the Sun City Hilton Head community for residents over 5…
Azmi Haroun
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High grocery prices have some turning to wild game like alligator and venison for their holiday feasts
From whole smoked alligators to stuffed venison backstrap, some families are ditching the tradition…
Kelsey Vlamis,Katherine Tanga…
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An 11-foot alligator busted through the screened porch of a Florida home 'like the Kool-Aid Man' and jumped in the pool
"He busted right through there, kind of like the Kool-Aid Man," Lynn Tosi of Florida said, adding t…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Video shows an alligator facing off — and then running away from — a large sandhill crane in a dramatic Florida wildlife encounter
Alligators don't usually prey on sandhill cranes, which can make themselves appear very large like …
Kelsey Vlamis
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An 85-year-old woman was killed after trying to rescue her dog from an 11-foot-long alligator in Florida
The elderly woman was walking her dog in a Florida retirement village when an 11-foot-long alligato…
Joshua Zitser
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A Florida man died while searching for frisbees in a gator-infested lake. Here's why people risk life and limb looking for the discs.
It's not the first time someone looking for frisbees was attacked by an alligator in Taylor Lake. A…
Matthew Loh
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A Florida woman recorded an alligator body-slamming and devouring a python in the Everglades. The two beasts are warring more than ever, a Florida geoscientist says.
In the video, the alligator shakes its head aggressively with a Burmese python locked in its jaws, …
Azmi Haroun,Kelsey Vlamis
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A 4-foot-long alligator that was pulled from a lake in Brooklyn's Prospect Park may have been an unwanted pet, officials say
The alligator was spotted floating in Brooklyn's Prospect Park Lake in New York City on Sunday morn…
Sophia Ankel
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A North Carolina house inspector who found an 8-foot live alligator in the attic of a 3-story house said nobody believed him at first
Workers believe the alligator must have snuck in through an open door because they found mud tracke…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Russian forces are 'storming' Ukraine's frontline city of Avdiivka, 'pressing from all directions' in large numbers, the mayor said
The mayor of Ukrainian city Avdiivka said Russian forces were "pressing from all directions" in lar…
Alia Shoaib
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Mexican mayor marries alligator dressed as a bride in traditional prosperity ceremony
San Pedro Huamelula Mayor Victor Hugo Sosa married an alligator dressed in white in a traditional c…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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How do the Croc Docs, a team of Florida scientists who wrangle crocodiles and alligators, stay safe? 'Very carefully.'
The University of Florida's Croc Docs regularly handle crocodiles and alligators, but Frank Mazzott…
Kelsey Vlamis
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An alligator egg was stolen from a Texas zoo 20 years ago. Wildlife officials found the 8-foot-long gator living as a pet in the backyard of a former zoo volunteer.
The American alligator, named Tewa, was returned to the Animal World and Snake Farm Zoo, which has …
Kelsey Vlamis
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Florida alligators and snakes are swarming around unlivable homes that have been ravaged by Hurricane Ian: fire official
"There are a lot [of] places that are not livable," Sanibel Fire Chief William Briscoe told CNN. "T…
Natalie Musumeci,Erin Snodgra…
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I'm a scientist and a model. My days include tagging alligators, hunting pythons, and posing at luxury events in heels and full makeup.
Rosie Moore, a model and scientist based in Florida who hunts pythons and tags alligators, wants to…