ESTERO, Fla. -- In a dramatic encounter recorded by surveillance cameras, a Florida man chased an alligator under water and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of death. Richard Wilbanks, 74, ...

A quiet afternoon in Florida turned into a nightmare when an alligator lunged from the water and dragged a small dog beneath the surface. Without hesitation, the pet’s owner leapt into the pond, ...

LAND O’LAKES, Fla. (WTSP) - Alligators are part of life in central Florida, and small dogs are easy prey. But one owner decided to fight back to protect her pup. Four-month-old Dax probably has no ...

LAND O' LAKES, Fla. — A woman in Land O' Lakes is recovering tonight from a nasty bite after she saved her puppy from an alligator in her backyard. Danie Wright said even though the gator was young, ...

Danie Wright was walking her Shih Tzu near a creek behind her home in Land O’Lakes, Fla., on Wednesday when an alligator attacked them. By Johnny Diaz As she does each afternoon, Danie Wright took her ...