Because alligators and crocodiles are ectothermic, they have to rely on external sources of heat to regulate their body ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NAPLES, Fla.– A nearly 8-foot alligator was wrangled from a midnight dip in a Florida family's swimming pool this week. Video ...

An estimated 1.3 million alligators live in Florida, inhabiting every one of Florida's 67 counties. Floridians might encounter them in swamps, rivers, ponds and, of course, lakes. They eat fish, ...

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NAPLES, Fla. — It looks like tourists aren’t the only ones enjoying the water in Florida. Even though temperatures have dipped in the Sunshine State, that did not prevent a nearly 8-foot long ...

Visitors look at alligators at Homosassa Springs State Park, via State Library and Archives of Florida. Gators are "part of what makes Florida Florida," said author Rebecca Renner. The Pilgrims were ...

The University of Florida says, fight back if you're attacked. Strike the gator in its snout, if you can! Keep yourself safe by avoiding known gator habitats, such as marshes, swamps and lakes An ...