Outside here, we see stingrays and dolphins numerous times,” Baenen said. “Never a gator — and never like this.” ...

An alligator missing both its head and tail was found in a Florida canal, and state wildlife officials suspect it may be the work of a rogue hunter.

Alligator heads and skulls are a prized trophy among hunters, as well as being a popular novelty sold on the internet. As for the tail, the large stretch of meat is prized for being “very tender ...