Reptiles

LIFESTYLE 14 hours ago

Florida golfer photographs alligator with giant turtle locked in its jaws: 'Never seen anything like this'

A man was who was golfing at a Naples, Florida, golf course witnessed a scene that left him stunned — a massive alligator had used its jaws to crack through the shell of a large turtle.

LIFESTYLE 2 days ago

Florida woman photographs alligator eating another alligator: 'Creeped me out'

A Charlotte County, Florida, woman was on a run when she had bizarre encounter with an alligator that reportedly stared right at her as it was making a meal of a smaller alligator.

LIFESTYLE 3 days ago

11-foot-long 'King Arthur' the alligator spotted at South Carolina golf resort with mysterious head piece

A "dominant" male alligator named King Arthur was recently found in South Carolina with a metallic object on his head, Georgia wildlife experts say. He was eventually freed.

LIFESTYLE 3 days ago

Rare two-headed snake undergoes surgery in Missouri

Experts in Missouri were forced to halt the statewide tour of a two-headed snake after the rare reptile had to undergo a major surgery to have abnormal ovaries removed.

New York 6 days ago

New York pet alligator seized by state 'like they were raiding a terrorist's home,' owner says

A man returned from the post office to find his home blanketed by armed officers, who took his 34-year-old pet alligator he raised since its birth.

Tennessee March 21

Tennessee fisherman reels in an alligator as wildlife officials say reptiles are 'expanding their range'

A fisherman at Norris Lake in eastern Tennessee has reeled in a 3- to 4-foot-long alligator that wildlife officials suspect was illegally released.

New York March 15

11-foot alligator seized from pool at upstate New York home

An ailing, 11-foot-long, 750-pound alligator was seized by conservation officers from a pool at a Hamburg, New York, home, just south of Buffalo.

Florida March 13

Florida man bitten by crocodile in Everglades National Park says he 'wouldn't be here' without God

A 68-year-old man who was bitten by a crocodile in Florida's Everglades National Park says "I am feeling good because I'm alive," according to a report.

Florida March 12

Fisherman hospitalized after giant alligator bites off his hand in Florida pond

A man is recovering after losing a hand to an alligator while fishing. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission believes it was nine feet long.

Florida March 11

Man airlifted to hospital after crocodile bite in Florida's Everglades

A man had to be airlifted to a hospital over the weekend after being bitten by a crocodile at a Florida national park over the weekend.