Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An American coot swims past an alligator sunning on a floating island in Mallard Pond at ...

American alligators have existed in their current form for as long as 30 million years. During winter, alligators enter a state of inactivity called brumation to survive cold temperatures. North ...

It sounds like a tabloid headline, until you realize wildlife agencies are actually dealing with it. In more parts of the U.S., alligator sightings are no longer just a Florida punchline. The map is ...

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 ...

Native to South Carolina, there are plenty of places to see them in Horry and Georgetown counties, especially now that the temperatures are warming. Joe Cannon, Huntington Beach State Park volunteer, ...