Here are 50 facts that set the record straight. Crocodiles and alligators belong to the same ... they carve out a "gator hole" in the mud. It fills with water, providing insulation during times ...

“Alligator snappers are some of the fiercest, wildest creatures in the Southeast, but overexploitation and habitat destruction have put their lives on the line,” said Elise Bennett, a Center attorney.

The Service did not propose critical habitat protections for the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle, finding that doing so was “not prudent” because of the threat of illegal collection. One of the ...

"Although there was a habitat in the backyard for the alligator, it had outgrown its pen because it was nearly 8 feet long," Shugert told CNN. An employee from the Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo ...