It's illegal to feed alligators in Florida, or harass them. You can't buy, sell, possess, transport or import any American alligator or their eggs without a permit. The law is fuzzy on petting them, ...

A 27-year-old woman was attacked by an alligator in Martin County on July 23. The alligator was about 11 feet long. The woman was in waist deep water when the alligator bit her and briefly pulled her ...