Majority of alligator attacks preventable, education needed, wildlife journal reports

Alligator-human incidents should be considered encounters, or "bites," not attacks, the journal Human-Wildlife Interactions ...
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Alligator attacks have mostly the same cause, and it’s not the gators: New Study

Researchers found a high percentage of humans engaging in risky behavior, indicating that humans, rather than alligators, are ...

What to do if you see an alligator and how to survive an attack, according to a wildlife expert who keeps pet gators

Alligators can be very fast with powerful jaws. If you see one, try to get away from them as fast as possible. If one attacks, fight for your life.
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Clemson study finds caught-and-released alligators more likely to flee from humans

It would be natural for people to flee an approaching alligator, but what would it take to get alligators to flee approaching people? According to new research published by Clemson University, ...
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Alligator kills woman trying to protect her dog at Hilton Head resort

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina -- A woman who often walked her dog near a golf course lagoon across the street from her vacation home was killed Monday by an alligator that dragged her into the ...

Florida alligator caught and killed, found with a dead man's hands and feet in its stomach

A man's body was just discovered partially eaten by an alligator in Florida. A necropsy found the man's hand and foot inside the creature's stomach.
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Florida woman fights off 5-foot alligator with bare hands to save 4-month-old puppy

A Florida woman saved her puppy from the jaws of a 5-foot alligator by pounding the beast in the eye until it let go. Danie Wright was walking 4-month-old Dax behind her home in Land O’ Lakes, about ...