This adult male alligator from the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge measures 9 feet, 10 inches and 260 pounds. It also has a tooth growing out of the top of its mouth. UGA Coastal Ecology Lab photo ...

An American alligator like this one cruises the ponds and waterways of the South Tibwin Unit of the Francis Marion National Forest near McClellanville. The conservation area is home to the he South ...

Even alligators occasionally need a tooth pulled, but obliging them is every bit as risky as you might imagine. Video of a Florida biologist rising to the challenge was shared Aug. 23 on social media, ...

GATEWAY, Fla. — Paul Quinn of Lee County will never forget what happened to him Sunday morning at his home in Southwest Florida. "It's one of those things, you don't think that it will happen to you," ...

A mystery is afoot in Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp, and it involves fully grown alligators who are missing a lot of their teeth. Gators are supposed to have around 75 to 80 teeth at any one time, but ...

For Lowcountry residents, it’s not unusual to step into your backyard and find yourself face-to-face with a miniature Godzilla. Even though daily encounters with these tiny dinosaurs are not rare, it ...

Viewers of the video on social media have told Chris Gillette was brave and very trusting that the alligator would not bite down on his hand. YouTube video screengrab Even alligators occasionally need ...