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Parkland homeowner found an eight foot alligator outside his front door on Mother's Day.  (Source: Alfonso Castaneda)

Mother’s Day Surprise At Parkland Home

It was quite a Mother’s Day surprise for one family in Parkland. No, it was a special brunch or unexpected gift. Instead, it was an unexpected visitor and not in the good way.

CBS4–2013/05/12

"Floating Tile Art: Gator in the Bay' loaded on a flat bed truck.  (Source: Lloyd Goradesky)

Giant “Gator” To Float In Bay For Art Basel

Drivers on Alligator Alley got an eyeful Sunday, when they passed a 76 food alligator head rolling down the road.

2012/11/25

(Source: AP)

Gator Rips Off Elderly Woman’s Arm

An alligator ripped off an elderly woman’s arm after it attacked her near a Leesburg mobile home park.

CBS4–2012/09/26

(Source: AP)

Woman Hospitalized After Crashing Into Gator

A southwest Florida woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after she crashed her truck into an alligator.

2012/07/29

Wallace Weatherholt (Source: Collier County Sheriff's Office)

Man Whose Hand Was Bitten Off By Gator Charged

A southwest Florida airboat captain whose hand was bit off by a 9-foot alligator has been charged with unlawful feeding of an alligator.

CBS4–2012/07/29

Florida Everglades

Gator Bites Teen’s Arm Off

A Southwest Florida teenager is recovering in a Ft. Myers hospital after an alligator bit off the kids’ right arm below the elbow.

CBS Miami–2012/07/10

Alligators at St. Augustine's Alligator farm. (CBS4)

Gators, Crocs On The Prowl As Summer Temps Heat Up

Sultry summer time temperatures are right around the corner. So how are you going to cool off? Take a dip in a lake or hang out around the pool.

CBS4–2012/06/18

An injured alligator stopped traffic on Bird Road.  (Souce: CBS4's Kara Kostanich)

Injured Gator Put Down After Snarling Traffic On Bird Road

Only in South Florida. Miami-Dade police were forced to close one lane of Bird Road near SW 144th Avenue in the southwestern part of the county after an injured alligator wandered into an eastbound lane and simply couldn’t move any further.

CBS4–2012/05/09

(Source: AP)

90-Year Old Woman Attacked By Gator Released From Hospital

90 year old Margaret Webb is home again, minus part of her leg but with an amazing story to tell, about how the missing leg ended up in an alligator’s mouth. The gator met his maker, but Margaret is still here to tell her tale.

2011/10/01

800 Pound Gator

Teen Reels In 12-Foot Gator With Bass Pole

A Hobe Sound teen reeled in a really big one late last week, but it wasn’t a large mouth bass or a tarpon.

CBS4–2011/09/20

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