An alligator from Pennsylvania is in the running for America’s Favorite Pet. WallyGator, a 7-year-old reptile, who hails from the City of York and reportedly “loves to give hugs,” is ...

It was tiny when it left the zoo and nearly 8 feet long when it returned: A Texas woman says she got an alligator from a zoo some 20 years ago, and has been raising it in her backyard ever since.