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The woman killed in a fatal alligator attack in South Carolina was visiting a client for an in-home nail appointment when curiosity drew her to a nearby pond where she spotted the animal, according to a witness account in a sheriff’s report released Tuesday.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a California law banning the import and sale of alligator and crocodile products. U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller also scheduled an April 24 hearing on Louisiana’s request for a longer-lasting order called a preliminary injunction. “The temporary restraining order is the first step in protecting Louisiana’s alligator industry, which creates jobs, supports...

Louisiana is suing the state of California over its decision to ban the import and sale of alligator products, saying the ban will hurt an important Louisiana industry and ultimately could hurt the state’s wetlands. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Louisiana said the economy surrounding alligators has played a key role in bringing back the American alligator population and is an...

Not only will “Chance the Snapper” soon be a bobblehead – the man who captured him in Chicago’s Humboldt Park Lagoon will be too. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a Frank “Alligator” Robb bobblehead on Thursday, featuring Robb – who was brought in from Florida to trap the creature who had roamed the lagoon for a...

Chicago’s most famous alligator got a message of support from the city celebrity he was named after.

The alligator in Chicago’s Humboldt Park Lagoon was captured overnight into Tuesday morning after a weeklong search mission that drew national attention.

As part of a new strategy to catch an alligator that’s been on the lam in the Humboldt Park lagoon for several days, the city of Chicago has instituted new closures around the water to bring the reptilian saga to an end.

Officials from the city of Clearwater posted on social media that the “unwanted” visitor entered the home through a window in the kitchen overnight.

A D.C. man was charged with felony animal fighting after officials found injured dogs and a 5-foot-long alligator at his home in Southeast D.C.

The 5-foot alligator seized last week from the basement of a Southeast D.C. home is headed towards a happier, healthier life at an animal refuge, the Humane Rescue Alliance says.

Animal rescuers on Wednesday seized a 5-foot caiman being kept in the basement of a Southeast D.C. home where they say they also found a dozen scared and neglected canines that appeared to have been used in dog fights.

The 5-foot alligator seized last week from the basement of a Southeast D.C. home is headed towards a happier, healthier life at an animal refuge, the Humane Rescue Alliance says.

An alligator crossing a runway at Orlando International Airport caused delays on Monday.

A golfer was surprised to see an alligator on the 10th hole of the Seven Springs Golf and Country Club in Trinity, Fla., but was more surprised what was in the gator’s mouth.

Disney’s resort beaches have reopened following an alligator attack that killed a 2-year-old boy.

The body of a 2-year-old Nebraska boy who was snatched off a Walt Disney World beach by an alligator and dragged underwater was recovered Wednesday, ending a ghastly search at one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. Divers found the body of Lane Graves about 16 hours after authorities first got the call that a reptile had taken the...

Officials were finally able to pull a body from a canal in South Florida after a pair of alligators was found eating the corpse.

An alligator was removed from a mobile home community in Central Florida Tuesday after it approached a home’s front door.