In the short clip, the 6-foot, 400-lb. alligator appeared to slowly approach a dog statue in the home's yard before making its way up the porch to the doorway. Stacey Thrasher vis Storyful ...

Alligator sightings are pretty common in Florida, as they often enter residential areas in proximity to wetlands.

A Florida couple is crediting their dog with alerting them to a large alligator paddling around in their backyard swimming pool. It happened at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, in the Venetian Bay ...