Majority of alligator attacks preventable, education needed, wildlife journal reports

Alligator-human incidents should be considered encounters, or "bites," not attacks, the journal Human-Wildlife Interactions ...

Alligator rescues, attacks and encounters in Central Florida | 2025 roundup

FWC officers arrested Jacob Latreille of Edgewater and charged him with 13 counts of illegally capturing and killing gators.
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Alligator attacks have mostly the same cause, and it’s not the gators: New Study

Researchers found a high percentage of humans engaging in risky behavior, indicating that humans, rather than alligators, are typically to blame for the vast majority of alligator bites, said Mark ...

What to do if you see an alligator and how to survive an attack, according to a wildlife expert who keeps pet gators

Alligators can be very fast with powerful jaws. If you see one, try to get away from them as fast as possible. If one attacks, fight for your life.
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Husband Tried to Save His Wife After Alligator Attack. Instead Animal ‘Swam Away with the Victim': Report

The alligator that fatally attacked a woman who was canoeing in Florida with her husband last month "performed a death roll," according to a new report The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...
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Clemson study finds caught-and-released alligators more likely to flee from humans

It would be natural for people to flee an approaching alligator, but what would it take to get alligators to flee approaching people? According to new research published by Clemson University, ...

Florida alligator caught and killed, found with a dead man's hands and feet in its stomach

A man's body was just discovered partially eaten by an alligator in Florida. A necropsy found the man's hand and foot inside the creature's stomach.