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Meet Bubba, the 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 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 […]

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. […]

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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 […]