Hatchet and machete cut through teeth and bone before Terry Parfait's filet knife attacks the viscera of a 60-pound living "dinosaur." "Boy, I do a number on these," he said. For centuries, Houma ...

The alligator gar is a snaggle-toothed fish longer than a park bench and heavier than a mountain lion. Bony scales covering its body make it look like an armored dinosaur, and for good reason: North ...