Scientists Finally Found What's Hunting Alligators in the Everglades — And It Shouldn't Be Possible

For decades, the American alligator ruled the Everglades unchallenged — until wildlife officers started finding bodies with a single wound that didn't match anything they'd seen before. This video digs into the tangled evidence behind those deaths, from failed shark and fight theories to a growing pattern tied to Florida's invasive Burmese pythons. We look at the science of how prey limits might be shifting, why the math of reproduction could matter more than raw strength, and what it means if the swamp's one "unbeatable" animal isn't anymore.