Florida has plenty of alligators, though state officials have revealed just how many times they've attack people in the state.

Good news: Alligators attacks, for the most part, are preventable. A study published in the journal Human-Wildlife Interactions on April 16 says that 96% of alligator attacks in the Southeastern ...

Habitat destruction and resource shortages caused by human population growth and climate change are forcing animals from their domains, leading to a higher potential for animal attacks on humans and ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- A Florida firefighter and paramedic is recovering after he became the center of his own emergency. Two weeks ago, ABC affiliate WFTS reports J.C. La Verde was shooting an instructional ...

A man was attacked by an alligator in Florida on Monday, suffering serious injuries, according to authorities. The man fell off his bike at Halpatiokee Regional Park in Stuart and landed very close to ...

The body of a missing 12-year-old boy with autism was found near a canal, and coroners believe he died following an alligator attack, according to officials. Bryan Vasquez's body was found in a lagoon ...

Fatal attacks from American Alligators are exceedingly rare, even in areas where they are abundant, such as much of the Southeast and Deep South, but one South Carolina island has seen several attacks ...

LARGO, Fla. — A man looking for Frisbees in a lake at a Pinellas County park died after being bitten by an alligator, according to authorities. Emergency crews say it happened Tuesday at John S.

A 75-year-old Lake Wales, Fla., man was attacked by an alligator last Wednesday at Lake Ashton Golf and Country Club, according to the Lakeland Ledger. Albert Miller pulled his approach shot at the ...