Hunter Blake Daugherty said the animal was clearly the most dominant alligator in the area, or "the big guy" in the lake.

Activists and outdoorspeople insist the human, pollutive impact of the detention center imperils landscape and wildlife, not the other way around.

Vulnerable species — and the impact of the facility on their habitat and well-being — are at the core of a legal fight.

The Florida Python Challenge allows the public to remove Burmese pythons from the Everglades... with cash prizes.