This swamp snake show on History

Ratings and good video. Just how on swamp people they always have the shooter shoot the gator with a .22 and water goes 6’ in the air. all they did was shoot water, but it sure looked good to someone on a couch in California.

And having every gator thrash all around before they shoot it.

I got gator tags a few years back in the lottery program and had to sit through a safety/rules meeting when we picked up the tags. First thing green jeans said was that its nothing like you see on Swamp People. Line down, pull up the line slowly, and shoot it as soon as the head breaks the water. Its incredibly non-dramatic IRL but that wouldnt make for great TV

How does Bruce still have nipples?

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but it sure looked good to someone on a couch in California.

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Wish it looked good enough for them to start buying our damn hides again

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And I still dont understand why they use their hands to catch the snakes in stead of a shovel

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Same reason people sight fish redfish with light tackle instead of a bazooka - catching snakes by hand is more fun.

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cant shoot the snake

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Meh, if I see a 20ft python that bastard is getting a load of shot dumped in him.

I love the show and I often wonder the same thing about using a gun. It does make for good tv no doubt. I just hope the Louisiana swamps don't become like the Everglades and end up destroying native wildlife.

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I just hope the Louisiana swamps don't become like the Everglades and end up destroying native wildlife.

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I think we are just a bit too far north for the snakes to get a good foothold. A friend of mine had a 10+ ft. Burmese Python as a pet in an outdoor cage and in the winter he had a couple heat lamps he turned on when it got cold.

Well, they went out of town for a weekend and it got below freezing here for 2 days and when they got back home, the snake was dead. He later found out the breaker tripped and lost power to the lights and the snake froze to death.

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Not so according to the sites I went to that outline how they can be captured and removed. They can be shot and the recommended method I found was by using a shotgun since the snakes kill spot in the head is not easy to hit, especially if in the water if using something like a .22 caliber gun.

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Are we talking about invasive species snakes like pythons? They have regulations about how you can get rid of them?

We enjoy those shows, but they are so fake if you pay attention.

They show the weight and length of the snake on the screen. Was watching last night and every snake troy and co caught were over 100lbs, but when they went to put the bags in the back of the truck, they lifted them up and over one handed with ease.