The Florida record for length was a 14 foot, 3.5-inch male in Lake Washington, in Brevard County. The Florida record for weight was 1,043 po9unds for a male found in Orange Lake in Alachua County.

Here is a list of the five most gator-infested lakes in the Sunshine State, according to a post on A-Z Animals blog: Though Florida residents have learned to coexist with alligators, the potential ...

According to Florida Fish and Wildlife, they prefer freshwater lakes and slow-moving rivers and their associated wetlands, but they also can be found in brackish water habitats and occasionally ...

Florida is home to an estimated 1.3 million alligators. Alligator mating season begins in April and they are most active when temperatures are between 82 and 92 degrees. Lake Okeechobee has the ...