Roadside reptile drama: A 400-pound alligator was captured by four officers in Sunset Beach, NC, after being spotted near a residential roadway. Seasonal spike in activity: The encounter occurred ...

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RIGHT. IT’S A STORY INVOLVING ONE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, A REPTILE STORE, AND AN ABANDONED ALLIGATOR. SO THE HARFORD COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS ON THE CASE. LAST NIGHT, DEPUTIES FOUND THE ALLIGATOR ...

The reptile convention was already packed with exotic animals, but everything changed the moment a live alligator entered the ...

Several Florida deputies managed to wrangle and "evict" a 14-foot alligator in a massive effort caught on video. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office posted a video of the end of the catch on Tuesday.

Here's something you don't often see in the Charles River: an alligator. But over the past few days, walkers along the Esplanade might've done a double-take, wondering for a moment if they'd somehow ...

The unusual cold-blooded critter making his home on Belle Isle and causing a stir has packed his alligator bags and moved on to greener pastures. Or at least one in Westland, according to two men who ...

State officials are coming up with a long-term plan for a small alligator caught in the frigid water of the Charles River near Back Bay in Boston this week. An American alligator caught Wednesday ...

When contemplating the largest, native reptile found in Texas and Oklahoma, we might think of large turtles, such as the alligator and common snapping turtle. However, another reptile is larger than ...

Louisiana has an alligator population exceeding 3 million, twice the number of Florida.

ABBEVILLE, La.(AP) — Jacob Sagrera unrolls an alligator skin and lays it flat on a metal table, brushing off flecks of salt. He holds it up to the light, looking for blemishes, and gives it a score.