Video footage from Collier County, Florida, shows local law enforcement helping a man on horseback lasso his runaway cow on a state road on Feb. 17. | NTD Television

Naples, Florida isn’t just beaches and sunsets. Waterfront homes, backyard pools, and quiet luxury neighborhoods in Southwest Florida sit directly beside natural habitat where American alligators roam after dark. In Collier County, canals, lakes, and retention ponds connect through neighborhoods, meaning wildlife doesn’t stop at the water’s edge. This is real Florida living where pool decks, golf courses, and backyards overlap with one of North America’s apex predators. Naples wildlife encounter