In Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp, alligators swarm canal in viral video: 'Gators everywhere'

A Georgia man's encounter with a mass gathering of alligators in the Okefenokee Swamp that was captured on video has prompted researchers to investigate why so many of them congregated in a relatively small stretch of canal.

Marty Welch and his wife were boating through the Georgia swamp at Stephen C. Foster State Park on their way to Billy's Lake when they happened upon the gator cluster, he told Fox News Digital.

Cellphone video of their July 14 encounter was shared on Welch's Facebook...