Advocates say alligator farming has turned the demand for boots and bags into a boost for a species often seen as scary, bothersome or good only for their leathery skins.

These wetlands, these alligators … it has to have some kind of monetary value,” said George Melancon, alligator research biologist for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

With some help from his family, python contractor Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever captured in the ...

The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially win ...

It was gator vs. python on a Florida golf course recently.

15,000 Alligators Live in America’s Largest Blackwater Swamp Now Eying UNESCO Status ...

After following all of the official rules and regulations, Freddy and Mike dressed to kill—in their knee-high snake boots, ...

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - As Catholics across Louisiana prepare for the first Friday of Lent, a 15-year-old letter from the Archdiocese of New Orleans is once again making the rounds with a clear ...

Rumors that a man in the state of Florida was arrested after trying to "baptize" an alligator in a Waffle House restaurant circulated online in mid-February 2026. There was no evidence that the claim ...

A new mural by former Florida Gator linebacker James Bates was installed at Gator Beverage in Gainesville. The artwork, titled “Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Gator,” features an alligator tipping a ...