All news on the topic: Alligators

Don and Jan Schultz were startled when they spotted the predator and have since taken measures to sure up their dog flap and prevent unwelcome reptilian visitors from waltzing in uninvited

The man was fishing along the edge of a pond in Lowcountry, South Carolina, US, when the frightening reptile climbed out of the water and suddenly lunged at him

An alligator encroached on a Lee County Sheriff's Department training exercise in Fort Myers, Florida — caught on camera by deputies at the water's edge

Jordan Rivera, a 23-year-old man from Englewood, Florida went near a pond to relieve himself and accidentally fell inside, where he was attacked by an alligator that bit off his arm

Matt Harvill was on the beach with his girlfriend when he spotted the creature as it frolicked in the waves off Dauphin Island - a holiday destination in the US state of Alabama

Turtle researchers and local residents spotted the freshwater alligator sunbathing on a beach near Houston, Texas, with some joking it was like a scene out of 'Jurassic Park' giving other locals a 'heads-up' in case they were planning a beach picnic

A father in St Petersburg, Florida is accused of stabbing his partner over 100 times and throwing his son into a lake with alligators. Thomas Mosley, 21, has been charged with two counts of first degree murder

Police were called to a city pond in St. Petersburg, Florida, US, to trap the aggressive 10ft alligator after it was spotted getting close to children at a local park

Lynn Tosi saw from inside her house in Volusia County, Florida, an 11.5-foot alligator having a swim in the pool on her porch after the reptile busted through the enclosure

Scott Hollingsworth, from Florida, US, went to answer his door after he thought he had a visitor outside his home on Saturday evening but was attacked by an alligator

A group of Alonso High School students in Florida were forced to pause their games after an alligator crossed a training field to stroll 200 yards before heading to the stadium

Vets at the Bronx Zoo found a four-inch wide bathtub plug in the animal's stomach, and the alligator is too weakened to attempt a removal. She was found in New York's Prospect Park

The Spanish Lakes Fairways communities' lakes in Florida has removed all reptiles after Gloria Serge was mauled to death by a 10ft alligator as she walked her dog

Terrifying footage shows the moment Gloria Serge, an 85-year-old woman who was a resident in Florida was taking her dog for a walk near a lake when suddenly she was dragged by a reptile into the water and killed

The 4ft Godzilla alligator was spotted on Sunday morning in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in New York city, US, after being found "very lethargic and possibly cold-shocked"

An elderly woman was walking her dog when an alligator tried to grab her pet near Spanish Lakes Fairways in Florida, US, when she was fatally killed by the reptile

Georgie the alligator was spotted struggling along in a pond near Brandon, Florida, US, unable to eat because someone had tapped her jaws shut. She was like this for two months before being rescued