Louisiana is known for its giant gators, but the Marsh Island giant found in 1890 by Edward McIlhenny near the mouth of ...

Mississippi's 2025 alligator hunting season opens on August 29 with favorable water levels expected. The alligator population has remained steady over the 20 years of legalized hunting in the state.

The American alligator is native to the swamps, streams, rivers, and lakes of the southeastern United States. These ancient ...

Rumors swirled an alligator and a boa constrictor had been spotted on Belle Isle. The Michigan DNR confirmed an alligator was seen, but not a boa.

A group of hunters caught a 13-foot, 1/2-inch alligator in Mississippi's Ross Barnett Reservoir. The team, led by tag-holder ...

DNR authorities searched the area, but it was Stephen Hart, of Detroit, and a bystander who finally captured the alligator on ...

DNR experts also state that releasing wild animals or pets into state parks is both prohibited and harmful to the individual ...