Alligators
Alligator Kills Florida Man Retrieving Frisbees in Lake, Officials Say
The body of a man who had been retrieving Frisbees from a Florida public park’s lake that serves as habitat for alligators was found with its arm torn off on Tuesday, the authorities said. It was the state’s first fatal alligator attack since 2019. The episode occurred at a 53-acre lake in John S. Taylor […]
Know MoreSix Days Afloat in the Everglades
From a distance, the mouth of the creek was indistinguishable from the thick tangle of mangroves that concealed it — as if the narrow waterway were only willing to reveal itself to those who knew to look. We approached attentively, unhurriedly, scanning the banks for alligators and wading birds. Twenty feet in front of us, […]
Know MoreIn Louisiana, Alligator Finds a Place at the Tailgate
The alligator was so grateful, it asked to be made a part of the tribe’s culture. This gave the tribal members permission to name themselves after the alligator, creating a new Coushatta clan, said Eli Langley, 23, a tribal storyteller and activist familiar with the tribe’s history. The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana mostly roasted alligators […]
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