Season 1

Swamp PeopleSeason 1

2010
10 Episodes

Episodes

Big Head Bites It
S01E01

Big Head Bites It

Welcome to one of America's last frontiers: the wild swamplands of Southern Louisiana, a place whose history stretches back to the 17th century. It's the start of the most exciting and dangerous time of year for the swampers, the month-long alligator season.

22 Aug 201042m
Houdini's Last Escape
S01E02

Houdini's Last Escape

Troy enters one of the most mysterious hunting grounds in the swamp: the ominous cypress groves, in search of a monster gator that's escaped his traps for years. Meanwhile, Junior enters a different kind of foreign territory as he reluctantly hosts the ultimate greenhorn, an Italian leather buyer.

29 Aug 201042m
Troy's Gamble
S01E03

Troy's Gamble

Troy desperately needs to find a new honey hole, a corner of the bayou teeming with gators. He thinks he's found one, but the rights to hunt it will cost him a lot of cash. He takes the risk--but will it pay off? Meanwhile, Joe and Tommy contend with their own greenhorn, a landlubber named Bud.

05 Sept 201042m
Cannibal Gator
S01E04

Cannibal Gator

Alligators are among the most territorial of animals, and won't hesitate to eat smaller gators that wander into their feeding grounds. Joe and Tommy come up against the notorious cannibal gator they call "Godzilla," when they discover smaller gators on their bait lines scarred with bite marks.

12 Sept 201042m
Force of Nature
S01E05

Force of Nature

A cold spell is coming, one that could drive gators into early hibernation, ending the season early. It's a race against time as every gator hunter in the gulf tries to beat the storm.

19 Sept 201042m
Family Feuds
S01E06

Family Feuds

It's halfway through the grueling alligator season and the stress is taking a toll on families throughout the swamp. Joe and Tommy are fighting... and even Troy is frustrated. Meanwhile, nuisance gator hunter Howard McCrea is tracking a deadly gator.

26 Sept 201042m
Swamp Wars
S01E07

Swamp Wars

As the swampers race toward the end of gator season, Tommy and Joe have a poacher after their catch and vow swamp justice. Meanwhile, Junior and Willie try different ways to earn cash: catching frogs and snakes.

10 Oct 201042m
Gator Voodoo
S01E08

Gator Voodoo

With just a week left in the season, the gators have mysteriously stopped biting. Is it the full moon? Swampers fight back with their own tried and true tactics, from new territories to a traditional Cajun bait called "shake and bake.

17 Oct 201042m
Final Countdown
S01E09

Final Countdown

With just a few days left in the season, the pressure's intensifying. Can the swampers "tag out" in time?

24 Oct 201042m
The Last Battle
S01E10

The Last Battle

It's the final two days of alligator season. There are still a lot of gators to catch, not the least of which is the big daddy of all cannibal gators, the one known as the "Loch Ness Monster." Troy faces his ultimate nemesis, as other swampers race to end the season.

31 Oct 201042m