Dina Spann's son blames tourists and TikTokers for feeding alligators on the Silver River, saying the reptiles have lost their natural fear of humans.

Zach Guerrina said he’s swam in the river “hundreds of times” and not once has ever encountered the cold-blooded reptile.

Crocodiles and alligators are known for being patient ambush predators, waiting motionless for unsuspecting prey to come within reach. However, some species have taken this strategy even further by ...

A woman was hospitalized after she was bitten in the arm while swimming in the Silver River, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced. FWC was ...

Bite force gets measured in newtons or PSI, and the numbers separate animals that look dangerous from ones that genuinely are.Some outcomes are inevitable, such as the salt water crocodile always ...

Witness the power and speed of an alligator snapping turtle’s bite in this close encounter ...

Editor’s Note: After Sam Bland retired from his position as superintendent at Hammocks Beach State Park, he joined the staff of the North Carolina Coastal Federation. While a coastal specialist in the ...

BOISE, Idaho — A Boise man found a snapping turtle in Five Mile Creek, adding another unusual wildlife sighting to a summer of odd discoveries in Idaho. Robert Filiatreaux, who goes by Robert, said he ...

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents cited a woman on June 12 for alleged illegal sale of turtles in St. Landry Parish. Agents cited Sydney P. Broussard, 32, of ...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) — Bite marks were used to identify the 12-foot alligator that fatally attacked a 31-year-old woman who was swimming in a Florida river, according to the medical ...