Gulfport Police pick up alligator from school
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- You never know what the job might bring, Gulfport Police were called to a local school due to an alligator on Wednesday. The alligator was brought…
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Moss Point residents speak on recent alligator sightings
Many residents along River Road in Moss Point are just a close distance from the waterfront, so alligator sightings are mostly nothing out of the normal. However, recently …
Who's got gator on their bingo card? Pass firefighters!
Pass Christian firefighters had an unusual task come up Wednesday night as winds from Francine battered the Coast. An errant alligator was found on Camellia Drive about 9:15 p.m. after a resident called saying her dog was barking at something…
Saucier man nabs record gator on Pascagoula River
A Saucier man went almost down to the wire before hauling in a record catch during the state's alligator season. The season closes today in public waters and September 23 on private land. Jason Ullendorf was hunting on the Pascagoula…
Extremely rare white alligator is born at a Florida reptile park
Updated 1:27 PM CST, December 8, 2023 KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — An extremely rare white leucistic alligator has been born at a Florida reptile park. The 19.2-inch female slithered out of its shell and into the history books as one…
Longest alligator in Mississippi history captured by hunters
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) — A group of hunters have captured the longest alligator ever to be recorded in Mississippi, according to the state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Four state residents — Donald Woods, Will Thomas, Joey Clark…
Baby gator rescued after its mouth taped shut
When a baby alligator was spotted on Old Spanish Trail on Tuesday with his mouth taped shut, people in Bay St. Louis and Waveland were horrified. Posts made…
New state record set for longest female alligator
There’s a new state record for the longest female alligator taken in Mississippi. Jim and Richie Denson of Madison killed the gator on Sunday on the Pearl River.…
Alligator spotted near Hwy 90 and I-110
Quite an interesting sight for drivers in Biloxi early this morning. Viewer Harry Ridgdell sent us video of an alligator that was spotted on Highway 90 in Biloxi trying…
Local hunter kills 900 lb. alligator in South Florida
A renowned hunter in Vancleave bagged the closest thing to a living dinosaur after putting down a 13-foot alligator in South Florida when it started troubling local…
Ocean Springs man takes down monster gator in South Florida
An Ocean Springs man took down a 13-foot alligator that had been poaching calves on a private cattle ranch. Doug Borries, who owns Dynamic Outdoors TV,…
Gators fouled by diesel spill get a scrubbing, teeth cleaned
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY and MATTHEW BROWN NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Wildlife rehabilitators are decontaminating dozens of alligators, brushing their pointy teeth and scrubbing their scaly hides in the weeks after a pipeline rupture dumped 300,000 gallons (1.1 million liters) of diesel fuel…
Authorities capture 12-foot-long alligator suspected of killing Slidell man in Hurricane Ida floodwaters
SLIDELL, La. (WXXV) — A 12-foot-long alligator believed to have attacked and killed a man wading in floodwaters after Hurricane Ida has been captured, according to authorities. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies, along with U. S. and Louisiana Wildlife and…
12-foot gator spotted in Pascagoula
Pascagoula police found this guy last week, taking its stroll, or as the police confirmed, jaywalking along Louise Street.
Dinosaur sized gator takes walk on golf course in Florida
A massive ten-foot long alligator was spotted at a golf course in Florida. The gigantic, dinosaur-like gator was caught roaming the lawn at Valencia Golf and Country Club in Naples giving golfers nearby a good scare. The sighting comes just…
Mississippi man injured after being clawed by alligator in Ross Barnett Reservoir
BRANDON, MISS. (AP) — A man was injured during an encounter with an alligator near a Mississippi waterfront park where several other alligators have been removed this month, according to wildlife officials. The man was swimming with a group in the Ross Barnett…
Viewer photo of alligator in St. Martin area
Thanks to our viewer for sending in this photo of an alligator in the St. Martin area.
Gulfport Police Chief has Close Encounter With Gator Outside of Walmart
Gator hunting season is still three months away here in Mississippi, but from your recent encounters we've shared on our news, it appears a popular national retail store is the best lure when it comes to these four legged reptiles…
Alligator found in Pascagoula neighborhood
A post shared by the City of Pascagoula’s Facebook page has been circulating around the community. It shows multiple pictures of an alligator being rescued from a storm drain in a neighborhood. It’s not something you see every day: video…
Toddler Dies After Being Taken by Alligator at Disney Resort
Authorities say a toddler is dead after being snatched by an alligator at an Orlando, Florida Disney resort yesterday. Dive teams recovered the body of the two-year-old boy not too far from where witnesses saw him taken by the alligator…
Families Explore Alligator Habitat in Ocean Springs
A program called “Amazing Alligators” was held this morning at the National Seashore Park in Ocean Springs. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson went to the park to learn about the reptiles and thankfully came out unharmed to tell us about it.…