A Florida homeowner had an unexpected visitor Friday morning when an alligator was spotted knocking — literally — on front doors in the Tortuga community, about 145 miles southeast of Tampa.

SHE’LL HAVE A LIVE UPDATE AT FIVE. WE HAVE NEW DETAILS THIS AFTERNOON ON A HORRIFIC ALLIGATOR ATTACK. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE GATOR KILLED A 61 YEAR OLD WOMAN AS SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE CANOEING ...

When the alligator moved, the chair moved with it, even as the gator tried getting in someone’s front door. The alligator was found on someone’s porch with this lawn chair stuck on its head ...

Have Floridians finally figured out what causes most alligator attacks? A group of researchers from the Sunshine State say yes. A recent study from the University of Florida delved into the topic ...

A south Fort Myers neighborhood had an unwelcome visitor May 9. A large alligator appeared on a doorstep in the Tortuga community, seemingly trying to find a way to get inside, a video of the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter.

An alligator attacked and killed a woman who was canoeing with her husband on a central Florida lake Tuesday afternoon, authorities said, after her spouse tried unsuccessfuly to fight off the ...

A woman was killed by an alligator after riding over it in a canoe with her husband in Central Florida. The woman’s body was recovered at Tiger Creek in Polk County, the Florida Fish and ...

A 61-year-old Davenport woman died after the canoe she and her husband were in struck an alligator. Two alligators were captured and killed in the area following the attack. Fatal alligator ...

Florida's alligator hunting season runs from August 15 to November 8, 2025. Permits are awarded via a multi-phase application process that started on May 2 and continues through June. Costs for ...