VIDEO: 2 apex predators fight in Florida Everglades

Two predators caught on camera fighting in the Florida Everglades (Copyright 2025 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.)

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Two apex predators were caught on camera in a fight for their lives in the Florida Everglades.

Alison Joslyn was riding her bike in Shark Valley on Friday when she saw an alligator swimming with a giant python in its jaws.

In the fragile Everglades ecosystem, it seems that the snakes can only be stopped by gators and human hunters.

The once-menacing snake did not look so tough anymore after being dragged around the swamp.

Joslyn said it will take a few days for the gator to eat its catch, because its jaws are designed to kill and not chew.

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