Runaway garbage truck takes out house. picked by suebe 1 year ago

He cannot recall exactly how it is that he ended up in a trash can, and thus inside of a garbage truck. Even though he narrowly escaped death, he wouldn't tell police who his drinking pals were. Obviously, a manly man who knows what "Bros before Hos" means. picked by Moe 2 years ago

He may have been in the truck for 5 hours, after he was picked up while hiding in a dumpster, then only found when the load was finally dumped. picked by suebe 1 year ago

"The tail of an alligator protruding from the ruptured gut of a python, which had swallowed its foe alive, bore witness to a fierce and unusual battle between two of the deadliest predators in Florida's swamps."

I hope it's not a dupe, but it's too good to have been missed! picked by tdiggity 2 years ago

Apparently this brainiac was inside the truck collecting cans when he fell asleep! He awoke to the refreshing sound of the compactor. picked by Phildo 3 years ago

A four-foot alligator rescued in an abandoned school on fire in western Pennsylvania may have also started the blaze... the building's owner believes the alligator started the fire by knocking over a portable heater. picked by unstablefiend 9 months ago

This white alligator has it made in the shade. Without an alligator's normal dark camouflaging color, the new inhabitant at the Knoxville Zoo would not live long while exposed to predators or the sun. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Florida's public alligator hunt is underway, and the nighttime pursuit of trophy-sized specimens in the muggy marshlands is challenging and often unproductive.

But Arianne Prevost of Satellite Beach was in the right place at the right time, and with the right people on Tuesday night during her first-ever gator hunt, as she used a crossbow to bag an 11-footer weighing perhaps 450 pounds. picked by nickcobb 2 months ago

Officers found Beamon a few feet away from a 43-year-old, 800-pound alligator.
However, those who knew Beamon said this alligator wasn't merely any pond creature. Alfred has appeared in various commercials a movies and still earns royalty checks. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

Plagued by uninvited guests? Try throwing out a welcome mat like this.

The 11-ft alligator was spotted lying very still on a suburban doorstep in Florida, doing its best to blend in with the garden decor. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

With his piercing blue eyes and pale skin this rare alligator stands out like a sore thumb.

Weighing over 500 pounds, Bouya Blan is one of only 12 white alligators in the world. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

When an alligator was reported loose on the streets of Bristol, police and the RSPCA snapped into action. picked by topofall 1 year ago

1935. Two boys are busy clearing East 123rd Street of February snowfall by shovelling it down an open manhole. Next thing, they spot something large and reptilian lurking in the icy waters below. With much effort and no little rope, they manage to lasso and heave up a seven-foot alligator. Once at street level, the alligator begins snapping its sizable set of jaws, so the boys, being boys, proceed... read full post picked by bornbad 5 months ago

He's all white, extremely bright and gets uptight if he misses his mealtimes.

Otherwise Whitey the albino alligator is just your common-or-garden loveable flesh-eating reptile (if you believe his handler). picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Some guys just ain't got no luck.
Oh, Florida!

Follow up to this story picked by suebe 3 years ago

The Truck Farm is a living, mobile garden inside the bed of a 1986 Dodge half-ton pickup truck, parked on the streets of Brooklyn which grows tomatoes, broccoli, arugula, and parsley. Check out some videos of the farm in action. WANT!!! picked by suebe 3 months ago

An alligator was spotted Saturday sunbathing by a small pond in Long Island - a startling sight for a community just 35 miles from Manhattan. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

It's not your average garbage dump: Out in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean lies the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," an area of open sea hundreds of miles across littered with floating bits of plastic debris. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Unable to collect drug money from a dealer, an armed man instead takes his pet alligator. picked by Skid 3 years ago

Emily McKenny said she heard a scratching at the side door to her house, looked down and saw the giant reptile's tail. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago