Swamp People stars stalk alligators in dangerous 126 degrees heat Thu 18 January 2024 13:15 Celine Byford
Mia Morrison Swamp People stars faced a record 126 degrees in temperature during the recent hot alligator season. As a result, King of The Swamp Troy Landry relies on his swamp ingenuity to find the coolest waters in the Bayou.
There’s a lot of competition on Swamp People as the cast are determined to hunt gators from the warm waters to the buyers as fast as possible. While star Willie snipes every gator he sees, his son demands his own shot. But there’s a reason another cast member Troy Landry is hailed the King of the Swamp – and he’s 100% dedicated.
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Swamp People stars face record 126 degrees
Hunters are forced to unleash bold new strategies on the January 18 episode of Swamp People, when the heat index ends up pushing a record-setting 126 degrees in Louisiana.
It comes soon after Troy attempted a gruelling double shift, running lines both morning and evening, but he’s now doing his best to find the coolest part of the Bayou river.
Louisiana faced the temperatures between July and August 2023. A heat advisory expanded to northern regions of the state at the time as weather officials anticipated high temperatures in the 105-to-110-degree range.
How hot is alligator season in Louisiana?
Louisiana’s record high was 114 degrees, but during Swamp People’s season 15 filming, the heat index rose to 126. Louisiana is divided into east and west alligator hunting zones during the season.
The east zone opens the last Wednesday of August; the west zone opens the first Wednesday in September. Each zone remains open for 60 days from the opening date.
Usually, alligators will stop feeding when the temperature drops to about 70 degrees and become completely dormant at 55 degrees. Alligators have survived water temperatures as low as 40 degrees!
Most challenging gator season yet
There’s a higher-than-ever number of gators that can be tagged this season, but the record temperatures make it super challenging. For many hunters, those 30 days of alligator season is how they make a living.
Once a hunter tags out, they’re unable to hunt any more of the reptiles. Due to the environmental hurdles facing the History show cast, they’re each having to get creative to make their money.
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