On August 17, 2025, a woman on a guided nature walk in Crew Bird Rookery Swamp Trails, Florida suffered serious injuries after an unexpected encounter with an alligator. The incident occurred when she stepped directly on top of a resting reptile along a trail used by tourists. Despite the presence of a guide leading the group, there was no warning before the attack, as the alligator had been nearly invisible among foliage and shadows. Startled by the contact, the alligator bit the woman’s hand a
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On August 17, 2025, a woman on a guided nature walk in Crew Bird Rookery Swamp Trails, Florida suffered serious injuries after an unexpected encounter with an alligator. The incident occurred when she stepped directly on top of a resting reptile along a trail used by tourists. Despite the presence of a guide leading the group, there was no warning before the attack, as the alligator had been nearly invisible among foliage and shadows. Startled by the contact, the alligator bit the woman’s hand a
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“YOU SHALL NOT PASS!” 🐊✋ This large alligator had zero intentions of sharing the walking path at CREW Bird Rookery Swamp Trail in Collier County, Florida. Video sent in by: Stephen McHugh (3/16/23) | Meteorologist Nash Rhodes
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“YOU SHALL NOT PASS!” 🐊✋ This large alligator had zero intentions of sharing the walking path at CREW Bird Rookery Swamp Trail in Collier County, Florida. Video sent in by: Stephen McHugh (3/16/23) | Meteorologist Nash Rhodes
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A large alligator was captured by trappers at a home on Conservation Trail in the Village of Pine Hills. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, nuisance alligators are not relocated and generally face a dire fate when they are hauled away. | The Villages-News.com
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CHECK THIS OUT! A Lakeland man says he spotted a 12-foot gator walking across a nature trail to steal some food from a group of vultures. Read more: https://bit.ly/3ImBQcR | WFLA News Channel 8
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Here is a video of how I choose my gator holes. This alligator trail camera video compilation was taken when I was down in Southwestern Florida. Finding a good location and a good water hole with tree near the waters edge is most important. Then I clean away any dead trees, and anything to get in the way of the gators coming in and out of the water. You want to make a "gator slide" basically. The path of least resistance, is most commonly taken by alligators as well as many wild animals. If I ma
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Effortless, eerie, and absolutely mesmerizing 🐊✨ American Alligators glide through the water with power and precision, using their mighty tails to propel them forward💪 Did you know that alligator tails make up nearly half of their body length and can push them to speeds of 20 miles per hour! Now that’s some serious swamp speed💨🌿 #keepfloridawild #lovefl #gator | Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation
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