Encounters like this tend to become more common in the area during warmer weather.

In a striking example of how suburban homes and wild animals can collide in Florida, a homeowner stepped outside to find a 7-foot alligator floating in the backyard pool. The vide ...

A Florida homeowner’s backyard pool became an unexpected wildlife scene when deputies found a 7-foot alligator floating in ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from July 7, 2026 DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Daphne resident found a surprise in their ...

TAMPA, Fla. — One uninvited guest caused a major ruckus in the middle of the night at a Tampa family's home. What was first thought to be a human intruder turned out to be a 9-foot-6 alligator ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A New Tampa homeowner called 911 around 3:30 a.m. on March 29, thinking there was a human intruder. Instead, Tampa police bodycam footage revealed a 9-foot-6 alligator lounging near the ...

Police in west-central Florida responding to a call about a potential home intruder late last month discovered a 9 1/2-foot alligator that had broken through a screen panel and was next to the ...