'It's our behavior': Study suggests alligator bites might be our fault

'It's our behavior': Study suggests alligator bites might be our fault

By Rachael Perry Click here for updates on this story     Florida (WPBF) — A new study suggests risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites. The study comes from scientists at the University of Florida and Centre College in Kentucky, who used data from recorded bites to develop a ranking system that categorizes human actions immediately before an alligator encounter. Their research found that in 96…

Florida alligator bites caused by bad human behavior, not aggressive alligators, UF says

"They eat food that is low on the food chain. They are not the apex predator people think they are ... We are building into their habitat."

Four-foot alligator among items seized in south Essex drugs raid as two arrested

A four-foot-long caiman was among the items seized by police in a drugs raid as two people were arrested on suspicion of drugs and weapons offences

Doorbell Camera Captures Pair Of Alligators Knocking On Front Door Of Florida Home

Floridians better be careful when answering a knock on the door. Those that live in the southern state are probably already hesitant to just swing open their front door to anyone and everyone with all of the notorious “Florida Man” and “Florida Woman” stories that make headlines all the time. When they see this video, which was taken by a doorbell camera in the Ave Maria area (between Ft. Lauderdale and Naples), Floridians will have one other po…

Police find small alligator in drugs raid on south Essex home

A man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of drugs and animal offences