Sept. 15 (UPI) --A Florida woman taking her dog for a walk near a creek ended up punching an alligator in the face to rescue the canine from the predator's jaws. Land O' Lakes resident Danie Wright ...

Danie Wright was walking her Shih Tzu near a creek behind her home in Land O’Lakes, Fla., on Wednesday when an alligator attacked them.

She drew deep from her years as a college rugby player and punched, elbowed, kicked and kneed the reptile. Read more at ...

LAND O’LAKES, Fla. (WTSP) - Alligators are part of life in central Florida, and small dogs are easy prey. But one owner decided to fight back to protect her pup. Four-month-old Dax probably has no ...

ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- An 85-year-old woman was killed Monday after an incident involving an alligator in southeast Florida, according to wildlife officials. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina -- A woman who often walked her dog near a golf course lagoon across the street from her vacation home was killed Monday by an alligator that dragged her into the ...

The 27-year-old woman suffered broken bones in her hand and wrist. A woman was attacked by an alligator while swimming in waist-deep water with her boyfriend and dog in Florida, according to the ...