PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) —Emotional support animals, like dogs and cats, are very common these days. This one is not so common. Meet Bubba, the 27-year-old, 7-foot, 200-pound emotional support alligator. Bubba made new friends today at the Gulf Coast School for Autism. This is the 8th year Bubba has visited the school. The kids […]
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Meet Bubba, Florida’s emotional support alligator
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — Emotional support animals, like dogs and cats, are very common these days. This one is not so common. Meet Bubba, the 27-year-old, 7-foot, 200-pound emotional support alligator. Bubba made new friends today at the Gulf Coast School for Autism. This is the 8th year Bubba has visited the school. The […]
‘Very shocking’: Alligator with missing snout spotted roaming around Florida park
A Florida man saw an unusual and heartbreaking sight at a Seminole County park when she spotted an alligator with its snout sliced off, just below its eyes.
920-pound ‘beast’ of an alligator caught in Florida lake where kids swim
A monstrous 920 lb. alligator rivaling Florida’s state record was pulled from the murky waters by a Central Florida hunting guide and his team.
Longest alligator in Mississippi history captured by hunters
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) — A group of hunters have captured the longest alligator ever to be recorded in Mississippi, according to the state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Four state residents — Donald Woods, Will Thomas, Joey Clark and Tanner White — harvested a male alligator Saturday in west Mississippi’s Sunflower River. It […]
Longest alligator in Mississippi history captured by hunters
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) — A group of hunters have captured the longest alligator ever to be recorded in Mississippi, according to the state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Four state residents — Donald Woods, Will Thomas, Joey Clark and Tanner White — harvested a male alligator Saturday in west Mississippi’s Sunflower River. It […]
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida’s Big Bend, the ‘Nature Coast’ far from tourist areas
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state. It’s not Disney World. It’s not South Beach. This is where people go to hunt alligators, fish for tarpon and search for scallops in the shallow waters. On Wednesday, it became the bull’s-eye of a major hurricane. […]
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida’s Big Bend, the ‘Nature Coast’ far from tourist areas
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state. It’s not Disney World. It’s not South Beach. This is where people go to hunt alligators, fish for tarpon and search for scallops in the shallow waters. On Wednesday, it became the bull’s-eye of a major hurricane. […]
Massive alligator ‘patiently waits’ outside Dollar General
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An anxious alligator jumped the gun on storm preparations ahead of Hurricane Idalia’s landfall in Florida. Deputies in Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish said “This little fella was patiently waiting for the Dollar General to open this morning.” The sheriff’s office joked, “The best deals in town are always DTR!” One thing was […]
Hurricane Idalia menaces Florida’s Big Bend, the ‘Nature Coast’ far from tourist attractions
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state. It’s not Disney World; it’s not South Beach. This is where people go to hunt alligators, fish for tarpon and search for scallops in the shallow waters. Now it’s in the bull’s-eye of a major hurricane. The […]