A man who lost part of his skull after an alligator bit him was found bloodied by an eight-year-old girl moments after the attack. JC LaVerde, a firefighter and paramedic for Oldsmar Fire Rescue ...

Oldsmar Firefighter J.C. Defeats is making steady progress in his recovery from an alligator attack on August 3. ... Oldsmar (FL) Firefighter Survives Alligator Bite to His Head. August 18, 2022.

“I felt teeth pierce my skull,” he said in the post, before he and the animal rolled, doing a “full 360.” “I reached my hands into her mouth and I remember feeling her scales and also ...

“I felt teeth pierce my skull,” he said in the post, before he and the animal rolled, doing a “full 360.” “I reached my hands into her mouth and I remember feeling her scales and also ...

After two more attempted bites, he dragged himself onto the riverbank and screamed out for help. Heim bravely endured the pain of 34 staples in his skull after the alligator's vicious attack.

Juan Carlos La Verde, 34, was swimming in Florida’s Lake Thonotosassa in preparation for a race when a large alligator bit him on the head and face, leaving him with serious injuries.

Aside from, you know, being an alligator that has evolved over millions of years to thrive in the wild, attacks on people are still rare. In 2021, only nine biting incidents in Florida were ...

Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites, according to a study by scientists at the University of Florida and Center College in Kentucky.

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Human risk-taking, not alligator aggression, behind most bites, study finds by: Taylor Delandro. Posted: May 5, 2025 / 02:40 PM CDT. Updated: May 5, 2025 / 02:40 PM CDT.