Gasps can be heard by tourists on a swamp boat tour in south Louisiana as their guide jumps in the water to feed chicken and marshmallows to two alligators. At one point the guide puts a marshmallow ...

You're hiking along a lush green Florida trail, hearing the chirps of marsh wrens and the whine of a mosquito, when you spot something. It's not the glinting water or the shorebirds catching your eye.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to animals, alligators are likely among the toughest in the world — and they’ve got the reputation to prove it.

Under a bill proposed this legislative session, Oklahomans would be able to raise alligators hatched from eggs in captivity without a permit.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Wild Florida, an airboat, gator and drive-thru safari adventure park in the center of the state, welcomed not one, but two baby albino alligators in July. According to a press ...

The southern United States might not be home to king cobras, polar bears, or koalas, but it is home to the famous American ...

From the extreme heat to the blistering cold (yes, even in the Sunshine State), alligators, like humans, have to adapt. Alligators are present in all 67 Florida counties. Underwater alligators deal ...