Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies encountered a little more alligator than they bargained for while trying to remove the ...

Allan and Sandy Hofmann found a massive alligator resting next to their vehicles after moving to Manatee County from Pennsylvania. The alligator measured 8 feet, 2 inches long and weighed between 300 ...

Manatee County, FL - An unexpected wildlife encounter brought deputies and a professional trapper to a Manatee County home after an alligator appeared in the backyard. The Manatee County Sheriff’s ...

Body camera video shows deputies and a trapper wrangling a large alligator found in a woman's backyard in Manatee County.

A social media post by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office showed crews helping free the reptile from the net in the Greyhawk Landing neighborhood. The post joked that the alligator was disappointed ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — One "Florida gator" took the college team's March Madness loss to heart after being found stuck in a soccer net in Manatee County. The Manatee County Sheriff's Office says a passerby ...

The deputies initially estimated the alligator was 4 to 5 feet long, according to body camera video shared by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. That estimate would prove to be a little off.

Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies encountered a little more alligator than they bargained for while trying to remove the reptile from a backyard. The deputies initially estimated the alligator ...