Alligators

Natural State gator hunters exceed zone quota during successful season, with a higher success rate on public land

An alligator tipped a canoe and attacked a Florida woman, who was in the bow, as her husband tried to intervene.

Private landowners take advantage of more hunting tags in the Natural State’s two-week season.

Hunting South Florida’s apex predator — the American alligator — can produce a pucker factor that’s off the charts.

Arkansas officials reported 157 alligators killed by hunters during the state’s late summer season in six public areas and on private lands.

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation officials are seeking more information about alligators in the southeast part of the state.

Alligator hunting has been expanded to Pelahatchie Bay on Ross Barnett Reservoir due to overpopulation.

The man who discovered the massive reptile had to do a U-turn to clarify what he was seeing. It then took a "great team effort" to capture the reptile.

An alligator gave police quite a chase, re-emerging into the Atlantic Ocean nearly as quickly as it appeared on the South Carolina beach.

The discovery of a massive alligator in a garage leads to removal and relocation of the big animal.

The alligator that attacked a Florida woman in the Econlockhatchee River was quickly found and killed. It is the river's second attack in 3 years.

A 72-year-old man's decomposing body was identified several days after being eaten by an alligator in Florida.

A massive alligator has some wondering if it's the biggest ever in Florida while others wonder if it's fake. What do you think?

An alligator roaming a Charleston neighborhood not only climbed a home's front door but also reached for the doorbell.

A Florida hunters reportedly killed a 15-foot, 800-pound alligator that was thought to be feasting on the farm's cattle.

An alligator that was 14 feet, one-quarter-inch long and weighing 826 pounds broke Mississippi records that other alligators had set earlier that day for length and weight.

While the gator hunt was one of the most exhilarating and challenging ever, taking the shot was about far more than chalking up another trophy.

Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo manager Jamie Bridges told reporters that surveillance video shows to people wearing masks breaking into the farm after 2 a.m. Saturday and stuffing the alligators into bags.

Mississippi wildlife officials believe the spike in poaching is directly tied to more alligator hunting shows on TV. One official says they see the shows and just think it's cool.

Wildlife officials say a worker at a central Florida ecotourism attraction was injured in an alligator attack.

Officials say all 920 Mississippi alligator public water hunting permits sold within less than an hour of becoming available.

Wildlife authorities have been unable to find an alligator that attacked a black Labrador retriever named Haze after it chased a bird into the Hillsborough River in a Tampa park.

An 11-foot, 400-pound alligator game officials say was shot and killed without a permit has been identified as the beast that killed a late-night swimmer at a Southeast Texas marina.

The owners of a marina recently had spotted a large alligator on a few occasions, and put up a sign warning people to stay out of the water. They estimated that animal was longer than 11 feet.

An alligator found in a South Florida neighborhood with an arrow in its side has been euthanized.

A 15-foot, 9-inch American alligator, weighing 1,011.5 pounds and now boasting a world record as the largest alligator ever killed in the wild is on display at an Alabama zoo.

Game wardens learned of the alligator's killing earlier this week, including details and photos posted on social media. The wardens used the same social media outlet to solicit clues leading to the two.

Visitors can walk through a man-made cypress swamp, go bowling or shoot arrows at the archery range. A 105-room hotel designed like a hunting lodge has balconies overlooking the indoor swamp. There are also live ducks, alligators and fish.

With growth comes change, and that is no different when it comes to alligator hunting. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks recently announced a major change in how alligator hunters will receive tags.