Contrary to popular belief, water moccasins and cottonmouth snakes are the same snakes. Both terms refer to the same species, ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, the first animals to crawl onto land were strict meat-eaters, even as plants had already taken over the landscape. Now scientists have uncovered a ...

A pale body half-submerged in dark water, eyelids slack, body motionless. Visitors tended to arrive at “the Swamp”—a live ...

A 307-million-year-old fossil reveals that some of Earth’s earliest land animals were already experimenting with a ...

“If you look at the iguana, there’s a circle on the side of its head that’s actually a really good aiming point,” he says.

A South Florida man being held at the immigration detention site known as "Alligator Alcatraz" told CBS News Miami he wants to be deported, as international human rights advocates raise concerns over ...

Scientists working across Georgia and South Carolina report that mercury in some swamp alligators is far higher than expected. In one famous wetland, levels in wild gators were about eight times ...

Alligators are known for their incredible jaw strength. Snapping turtles are known for their aggressive nature, strong beak bite, and shells that can withstand a significant amount of pressure.

The American alligator is native to the southeastern United States, ranging from eastern Texas to coastal North Carolina, with the densest populations found in Florida and Louisiana. In fact, both ...

The mixtape revolves around a loose metaphor about alligator attacks. Before she dropped the mixtape, Doechii pointed out, “The alligator performs a spinning maneuver known as the ‘death roll’ to ...

LAND O’LAKES, Fla. (WTSP) - Alligators are part of life in central Florida, and small dogs are easy prey. But one owner decided to fight back to protect her pup. Four-month-old Dax probably has no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alligators can be found in all 67 of Florida's counties, along with nine other states. In Florida, there's an estimated 1.3 ...