Coincidentally, the University of Florida mascot is an alligator, the school is home to the Florida Gators, and its colors are orange and blue. Lake George: More than 2,600 alligators.

American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) also live throughout the state and can be found in marshes, swamps, rivers, and lakes.

Coincidentally, the University of Florida mascot is an alligator, the school is home to the Florida Gators, and its colors are orange and blue. Lake George: More than 2,600 alligators.

Of all places, lightning dared to strike a lagoon full of large alligators in Florida, officials say. It happened Aug. 6 at St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park in St. Augustine after the ...

Of all places, lightning dared to strike a lagoon full of large alligators in Florida, officials say. It happened Aug. 6 at St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park in St. Augustine after the ...

Of all places, lightning dared to strike a lagoon full of large alligators in Florida, officials say. It happened Aug. 6 at St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park in St. Augustine after the ...