Yesterday, on a rerun, Bear was trekking through the Everglades. At first I thought it might be the Altamaha since the terrain is similar. Even Bear was intimidated by the swamp at night. He showed how to build a shelter above the water. The next day he had to cross a gator infested creek. He climbed up a tree that spanned it. I could not do that. When I come to those kinds of places, I wade across very quietly, careful not to to splash or make noise as this excites the gators. I have had smaller 4 ft gators actually rub against my leg while wading through these places. At these times, I always have a large knife drawn as defense. So far I have eaten some gators but they haven't eaten me.