Alligators

Florida barefoot alligator wrangler Mike Dragich, aka "The Blue Collar Brawler," struck again after he recently helped a Jacksonville woman who spotted a large alligator in her yard. He joined Good Day Xtra on Monday to talk about it.

After wrangling the large alligator into a trash can, Mike Dragich safely removes the reptile from the woman's property.

Florida barefoot alligator wrangler Mike Dragich, aka "The Blue Collar Brawler," struck again after he put a pause on his Easter dinner to help a Jacksonville woman who spotted a large alligator in her yard. Dragich was able to safely maneuver the angry gator into a trashcan and away from the home.

A new study has found that people, unknowingly or not, did engage in some sort of risky behavior moments before being attacked by an alligator. Researchers from the University of Florida (UF) say humans are largely to blame for swimming in bodies of water known to have gators or for walking dogs along ponds that may contain the reptiles.

Groveland Police Department Officer Justin Minoso saved the day when he recently wrangled an enormous gator out of a neighborhood yard. Minoso joins FOX 35 to talk about the incident.

New video today shows the moment that two men were arrested after being accused of breaking into vehicles across Clermont. For the first time, we are also hearing the 911 call for help from Tuesday's alligator attack in Florida. Lastly, caught on camera is a shark's eye view of another shark.

A Florida gator trapper is in the hospital after he was attacked on the job. Officials say the incident happened when the trapper was trying to relocate a gator in a remote area near Arcadia. The trapper is currently in the hospital and recovering from surgery. Here's how you can protect yourself from gator attacks.

FOX 35 News is learning more about a gator attack that happened earlier this month near Poinciana in the Tiger Creek Canal, where two kayakers were bitten by an alligator.

FOX 35 speaks with Shirley Schultz after she spotted an enormous alligator at a golf course in Kissimmee, Florida.

A Florida woman recently captured a video of an enormous alligator wandering about a golf course at Stonegate Oaks in Kissimmee. The alligator can be seen walking a few yards at a time before then deciding to lay down and take a break in the spring sunshine. (Credit: Shirley Schultz)

A woman is in the hospital after she was attacked by an alligator while on a kayak yesterday. Brandon Fisher, director of media production at Gatorland, joins FOX 35 to talk about how you can protect yourself from wild alligators.

Groundhog Day is on Sunday and in Pennsylvania, if the groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil does not see a shadow then it could predict the end of winter and the start of spring. If he does see his shadow, winter will go on for around six more weeks. according to lore. We're putting a Florida twist on it with some special guests from Gatorland.

A group of fisherman spotted a crocodile in Satellite Beach who keeps returning back to Brevard County - even after being relocated to another area.

A bear went paw-to-snout with two alligators as its attempted to cross the St Johns River recently in Florida. Tyler Futrell was kayaking along the river at the time. He pulled out his cell phone, zoomed in as much as he could, and watched nature happen. "Don't fall, there's gators," he said, as he tried to maintain control of his kayak, while recording the encounter.