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Tag: Animals
Gator bites Florida college student hiking in Everglades
An alligator bit an 18-year-old college student who was hiking with a group at the Everglades National Park.
Florida Florida man accused of using dog urine to pass drug test
She allegedly told police she knew her drug test would show that she had used methamphetamine and Suboxone.
Florida trappers step up efforts, catch 3,600 pythons
MIAMI (AP) — More than 3,600 Burmese pythons have been captured in Florida under an effort to control the invasive species that wildlife officials say is choking the delicate Everglades ecosystem. Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday the Python Action Team had removed 1,000 pythons from the wild. That’s on top of the 2,600 removed by […]
Hillsborough deputy lassos gator that was banging on Florida man’s window
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A deputy got to show off some lasso tricks when he wrangled an alligator at a home in Town ‘N’ Country. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said Deputy George was called to a Florida man’s home after the reptile began banging on her bay window. The agency released photos of the […]
Florida Florida man wrestles 8-foot alligator from swimming pool
PARKLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida Florida man wrestled an 8-foot, 8-inch alligator from a swimming pool in Parkland, Florida Tuesday. Gator Boys‘ Paul Bedard posted an eye-popping photograph of him lifting the giant reptile above his head like a prize after the safe morning capture. Bedard said he got a call in the morning that […]
Second Asian Water Monitor sighting in North Port in over a month
Just over a month has passed since a North Port Florida man had a wild encounter with an Asian Water Monitor right in front of his home. Today, another North Port resident spotted the giant lizard in her yard.
Gators caught on Ring camera in Tampa, Bradenton
Two Ring cameras were able to capture alligator sightings in the local Bay area.
Palm Harbor Florida man fights off gator to save daughter’s dog
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (WFLA) – When Buddy Ackerman took his daughter’s golden retriever, Osi, out for a bathroom break early Monday morning, he didn’t give it a second thought. “He walked along … walked along here and I’m just coming with him,” said Ackerman. “And he settles on right where there’s no grass down there.” […]
Pinellas Park police use dog leash to catch gator trying to cross road
What they found, was an alligator trying to cross the road.