A rare American crocodile killed a dog in a South Patrick Shores canal, leaving neighbors stunned and mourning the loss.

American crocodiles are rare and reclusive, which makes it all the more unusual that one took off with someone’s dog in its jaws near Tortoise Island in Central Florida. It happened July 31 in Brevard ...

Nuclear crocodiles are real in Florida. No, they don't glow in the dark, but they do spend their lives in the canals outside a nuclear power plant. In Homestead, at Florida Power & Light's (FPL) ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Gatorland, the “Alligator Capital of the World,” is celebrating the arrival of some all-new American crocodile hatchlings. In a social media post made last weekend, leaders watched — ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Turkey Point nuclear power plant is making history thanks to the prolific crocodiles who make their home in the cooling canals surrounding the plant, about 25 miles south of Miami.

American crocodiles are rare and only 2,000 adults live in Florida. One was captured in Brevard County, which is the northern most range for the species. FWC video screengrab The American crocodile is ...

LONG KEY, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's research institute recently published new research about the translocation of American crocodiles – with one making a ...

The first-known occurrence of a "virgin birth" by a crocodile has been documented by scientists, according to a study published by on Wednesday Biology Letters, a peer-reviewed journal. In 2018, the ...

DAVIE — A study led by University of Florida scientists that focused on the threatened American Crocodile maps out the status of their population over the last 40 years in response to changes in the ...

There are 1,500 crocodiles in Florida, compared with 2 million alligators It is illegal to kill, harass or possess an American crocodile Crocodiles are most active at night Sara Sutton got quite the ...

Crocodiles are a grayish green color with a narrow tapered snout Alligators are black in color and have a broad rounded snout What do they eat? Natural prey for crocodiles include fish, reptiles, ...