Michael Phelps once raced a great white shark on camera. The result surprised everyone. How do the world's fastest human swimmers actually compare to dolphins, sharks, and marlins? The numbers reveal ...

Florida led the United States in shark bites in 2025 with 11 unprovoked attacks. Globally, only Australia had more shark ...

Alison Joslyn was biking through Shark Valley in Everglades National Park when she spotted an American alligator clamped onto a large Burmese python, chewing on the snake before swimming off with it ...

As alligator attacks grab headlines, researchers caution they are minimal compared to the number of people in Florida waterways.

Alligators are everywhere in Florida, which may be why people end up taking chances that could get them hurt or even killed.

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are urging people to be aware of their surroundings after a series of alligator attacks in Florida left one person dead and two ...

A GATOR HAD TO BE PUT DOWN AFTER FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE SAYS IT BIT A PERSON IN THE RAINBOW RIVER. AS DAVID JONES EXPLAINS, EXPERTS SAY THESE SORT OF ATTACKS ARE RARE, BUT YOU STILL NEED TO ...

A woman died after being bitten by an alligator while swimming in the Econlockhatchee River near the Barr Street Trailhead in the Little Big Econ State Forest on Sunday afternoon, according to the ...

Jim DeFede joined CBS4 News in January 2006 and serves as an investigative reporter for the station, as well as host of its Sunday morning public affairs program "Facing South Florida." The ...

A woman in Central Florida died after being attacked by an alligator while swimming, state officials reported. The attack took place about 1:30 p.m. ET on June 28, while the woman swam in the ...

The victim of a deadly alligator attack in Florida did almost everything right before she was killed when the animal ripped her apart, according to a wildlife expert. Brittany Clark, 31, was swimming ...

Multiple people have been attacked by alligators across central Florida in the last week, with the most recent attack killing a 31-year-old woman. Serious encounters with alligators remain relatively ...