Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites, according to a groundbreaking study by scientists at the University of Florida and Centre College in ...

A recent study from the University of Florida delved into the topic and found there was one reason that caused 96% of alligator bites. With help from experts from Centre College in Kentucky ...

Since the state started tracking alligator bites on people in 1948, there have been 487 unprovoked bites from wild alligators as of the end of 2024, according to FWC data. Of those, 339 were major ...

"You should never handle an alligator, even a small one, because alligator bites can result in serious infection and it’s illegal. If there's an alligator under four feet in your swimming pool ...

(NewsNation) — Risky human behavior is the main cause of alligator bites, according to scientists at the University of Florida and Centre College in Kentucky. Researchers found that 96% of bites ...

Florida had an average of eight unprovoked alligator bites a year over the 10-year period that ended in 2022, according to the commission. Many of them were serious enough to require medical ...

My kin don’t lack awareness, and none have ever suffered an alligator bite. The University of Florida/Centre College study, which analyzed documented alligator/human encounters between 1734-2021 ...