"They eat food that is low on the food chain. They are not the apex predator people think they are ... We are building into ...

A new study suggests risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites.

The findings show how alligator bites are not random ... of their surroundings and minimize risky behaviors such as walking small pets near bodies of water or swimming where alligators are ...

Alligator attacks, while sometimes fatal, are less frequent causes of death than deer, mosquitos, or stinging insects. Risky ...

The findings show that alligator bites are not random ... prevented if humans are aware of their surroundings and minimize ...

Gloria Serge, 85, of Spanish Lakes Fairways in northwest St. Lucie County, was killed by an alligator while walking her dog near a retention pond in the golf course community off Interstate 95.

where an 85-year-old woman was killed by an alligator while walking her dog. Just a few months later, in May of 2024, a farmer survived after an alligator bit his leg. The Martin County Sheriff ...