A recent University of Florida study found that one reason accounts for 96% of alligator bites - and it's not the fault of the reptiles. A ranking system of human actions reveals the details.

Officials said witnesses reported seeing a man swimming in a lake near alligators before police arrived on scene.

The authorities say that Timothy Schulz, 42, of Mulberry, Fla., swam across an alligator-filled lake before a violent ...

Timothy Schulz, 42, attempted to enter a police vehicle and grab a firearm shortly after emerging from a lake with an ...

Imagine a relaxed fishing outing that suddenly turns intense when an angry alligator decides to get up close and personal.

It's alligator mating season in Florida. And gators turn up in more yards, porches and pools during this time of year. what ...

A Florida man was bitten by an alligator and fatally shot by deputies after authorities say he tried to steal a rifle from a ...

Timothy Schulz, who had a long history of methamphetamine abuse, shook off a gator bite and two Tasings, Sheriff Grady Judd ...

An unexpected guest took a bite out of one Martin County couple’s morning plans. They had to call in backup to help wrangle a ...

An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter.

"You should never handle an alligator, even a small one, because alligator bites can result in serious infection and it’s illegal. If there's an alligator under four feet in your swimming pool ...