MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- As if heavy winds and massive rain from Hurricane Florence were not enough to worry about, some South Carolina residents now have to be on the lookout for alligators. Ed ...

Big and brooding, the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) rules over the swamps and marshlands of the Southeastern United States as the largest native reptile in North America. So ...

THE EXPERTS ABOUT GATOR SAFETY. IT’S THE TAIL END OF GATOR MATING SEASON HERE IN FLORIDA. THAT MEANS MALE GATORS ARE MORE ACTIVE, TERRITORIAL, AND THAT COULD LEAD TO MORE HUMAN ENCOUNTERS. IN GENERAL, ...