Reptiles - Page 25

March 3, 2023

New York officials find 14-foot-long reticulated python on side of road

A reticulated python - whose species is the longest known snake in the word - was found dead along a Long Island roadside, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said this week.

March 1, 2023

Bodycam video shows Florida police officer trapping wild alligator with strap

The Miami-Dade Police Department has released bodycam footage showing one of its officers wrangling an alligator with a strap in southern Florida.

March 1, 2023

Florida police officer's bodycam video shows him wrangling alligator

Footage shows a Miami-Dade Police Department officer trapping an alligator in the Kendall area. (Credit: Miami-Dade PD/BODY CAMS+/TMX) 

February 27, 2023

Florida community where 85-year-old woman died from alligator attack removes 3 more: report

The Florida neighborhood where a woman was killed in an alligator attack has removed three more, officials said

February 26, 2023

America's strangest alligator encounters: See these 13 startling stories

Alligators have been found in places they shouldn't be; some have been lost or stolen from their natural habitats. Here are 13 odd alligator stories that happened in the US and abroad.

February 23, 2023

Alligator found in NYC lake swallowed bathtub stopper

The almost five-foot-long alligator found in a New York City lake reportedly swallowed a bathtub stopper, according to a spokesperson for the Bronx Zoo.

February 23, 2023

Moments before fatal Florida gator attack on 85-year-old woman caught on video

A surveillance video has captured the scenes leading up to a fatal alligator attack this week at a retirement community in Fort Pierce, Florida.

February 20, 2023

4-foot alligator rescued from New York City lake

A 4-foot alligator was removed from Prospect Park Lake in Brooklyn, New York, early Sunday morning before being taken to the Bronx Zoo for treatment.

February 17, 2023

Alligator in Florida found with mouth taped shut is rescued and relocated

An alligator that was found in a Florida pond with tape around her mouth has been captured and relocated to an alligator farm after a long search.

February 12, 2023

South Florida researchers use GPS-fitted possums and raccoons to capture invasive pythons: reports

Researchers in South Florida are trying a new method to capture pythons involving small mammals that are outfitted with GPS tracking devices.