“Vacation Turned Nightmare: Florida Man Discovers Unwelcome 16-Foot Predator Lurking in His Home!”
Not what it sounds like
Despite his name and the fact that their camp was about four miles south of an area known as “Alligator Alley,” the predator they found was not an alligator.
But it was something that Bergeron was just as interested in.
The predator knew where it was
That said, it likely wasn’t a coincidence that the beast ended up in a place known for alligators.
Because as CNN reported, after an unrelated video went viral, the predator is known to swallow alligators whole.
A potentially catastrophic pest
Unfortunately, that’s not the extent of its appetite, and anything from 7-foot-long gators to bobcats to deer can end up as its lunch.
Unsurprisingly, this means the beast is wreaking havoc on the Everglades ecosystem.
Excited to get rid of it
Due to the creature’s destructive potential, Bergeron didn’t appear to mind interrupting his Fourth of July weekend to deal with it.
Especially since it wasn’t alone under the duo’s hunting camp.
So what was it?
What the two hunters had discovered was a Burmese python, a species that has spread throughout southern Florida over the last 20 years.
And according to CBS News, approximately 100,000 of them are roaming the Everglades.
