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

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.

Jacob Sagrera unrolls an alligator skin and lays it flat on a metal table, brushing off flecks of salt. Advocates say ...

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

Asian swamp eels are spreading through the Everglades and decimating crayfish populations, leading to comparisons with ...

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

On Saturday, Boots was relocated from Port Aransas to Gator Country in Beaumont, ending his long run as one of the coastal town's most recognizable wild residents. Boots had previously lived at the ...

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 ...

The St. Johns River, the longest river in Florida, was named the most alligator-infested river in the state, according to A-Z Animals. Every year, biologists explore Florida rivers, lakes, streams and ...

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Wildlife agents arrested a man early Friday morning after they spotted him walking down Bourbon Street carrying a live alligator. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents ...

The state’s wildlife agency seized a live alligator from Bourbon Street early Saturday morning and arrested its handler, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Enforcement ...

The federal government reimbursed Florida $608 million for two state-run immigration facilities. The FEMA payment covers the construction and management of the "Alligator Alcatraz" and "Deportation ...