Eating ONLY What I Catch For 3 Days!

This is a six foot shark, and he has no idea that I'm about to eat him. Because I've always wondered, can you survive eating only what you catch for three days without going hungry? To find out, I went into shark infested waters, the strike zone of venomous snakes, the world's deadliest tide pools with one simple goal, eat only what I catch for three days without getting eaten myself. There are some pretty big predators in the area, so it's a little sketch. And to start things out, I'm going to be finding food somewhere no human can survive very long. If any animals attack me here, I'll be in serious danger. I'm in the middle of the ocean right now, but throughout this video, I'm going to three different locations to catch the most dangerous animals that live there. And for day one, we'll be spending it in the Keys, known for its variety of wildlife, some dangerous and some shy. It was important that before diving in, I needed a professional to help me by my side. This is my safety diver. His name is Dylan. Dylan has lived in the Keys his entire life and is an expert at finding edible marine life. He's even gotten lost at sea and lived to tell the tale. If a shark comes to me, you got my back, right? You're on your own, dog. Fantastic. Perfect. That's exactly what you want to hear. To catch my food, I brought everything I think I need. Knife, gloves, weight belt, fins, wetsuit, and my bow and arrow. Which I'm really hoping works because if it doesn't, I'm basically swimming around as shark food. Right when I got in the water, I found a nice school of yellowjack. And these are one of the most delicious fish in the sea. And on top of that, they grow pretty large. So they actually feed people for a good amount of time. Even though they look good and are a great target fish, we're actually going for something a little bit more dangerous. They're a complete nuisance to Florida. And if you ever run into one, you have to kill it immediately. It's the lionfish. This is a highly venomous fish with 13 spines that if it pokes you, it has the potential to hurt really bad and even kill you. The 13 venomous spines are the things that look like feathers all around its body. And they don't have any natural predators. Because if anything tries to eat them, they get envenomated. For that reason, most predators keep their distance. And it's so venomous that they actually don't have any built-in defense mechanism other than staying completely still. Obviously, I'm a massive thing in the ocean. With my fins, I wind up being about eight feet long. And most fish will wind up swimming away from me. But these guys are so confident in their venom that they're not scared at all. And they stay exactly where they are. Them not having a built-in defense mechanism is kind of like a double-edged sword. Because they're really good target practice because they don't move a whole lot. That's why I was able to get this guy on my bow and arrow. I slinged him right away and got him up to the top. Even though this fish is extremely tasty, we're going to be working our way all the way up to catching a shark for me to eat. And up next, we have a barracuda. Catching a barracuda is a lot easier said than done. But one of the good things about this dive is that a sea turtle came to greet me right away. Sea turtles are kind of like good luck in the water. That's how I always interpret them. And almost immediately after, I found a pretty good-sized porcupine fish. These guys are particularly slow and have spines all over their body. But unlike the lionfish, they are not venomous. Oftentimes, when you see one, they'll just take shelter in a rock. He wasn't really wanting to play, so I let him chill out. As I was swimming looking for barracudas, I wound up finding a pretty good mutton snapper. These guys are really, really good eating. So when I was able to shoot him on the first try, I got really stoked. This one is probably going to have about a few pounds of meat on him, which is a great sign. And almost immediately, what I have to do is brain this fish. Braining a fish is when you put something sharp into their brain so that they don't feel anything anymore. Even though that was a good catch, it's not what we're looking for. So I continued searching for my barracuda. Usually, they're all over this reef. And oftentimes, they'll snack on all of these fishes that you're seeing. I'll admit, sometimes I even snack on them. That's why I took aim at this mangrove. But I decided to let it go. After enough swimming around in the distance, I finally found a barracuda. But what I'm using is a bow and arrow. And for that reason, I need to be very close to my target in order to hit one. That one-off barracuda wound up leading me to an absolute wolf pack of them. There must be about, like, 30 barracuda right in front of me. The problem with it, though, is every time I would try to get close, they would stay just out of range of my bow and arrow. Here, I take a dive down. And you see he's kind of letting me get a little bit close. But then right when I take my aim, he wound up swimming off pretty fast. And barracuda are, like, the fastest fish in the ocean. You're really never going to be able to shoot one unless they're incredibly curious and let you get close to them. Dylan, on the other hand, had a great idea to go to the bottom and see if he could get one of the barracuda to get curious and come check him out. And that's actually exactly what it did. One of these barracuda came right up to him and gave him a perfect shot with his spear gun. It's not over yet, though, because barracudas are incredibly strong. And if you're not able to get them in quickly, they're going to give you a run for your money. Right here, you can see Dylan got, like, a perfect shot on his eye. Trying to brain a barracuda is particularly difficult because they have a very hard skull. But if you know where to put your knife right in the back of their neck, it winds up coming up pretty easy. With my second fish secured, it was time to move on to a harder target, a stingray. I started looking down in the muck and immediately I found a pretty nice channel crab. These guys are actually really good eating, as long as you get one with big claws like the one that I'm targeting right now. You can see he thought he was pretty camouflaged and just kind of hiding under this barge. But once I got my hands on him, I secured both claws so that he wouldn't be able to pinch me. They have a bunch of different names like clinging crabs, spider crabs. But the real reason that I'm so stoked on it is that stingrays eat these guys. So there must be some in the area. Not long after finding the crab, I ran into a stingray that was leisurely swimming across the bottom. He probably didn't know that I was targeting him because he didn't really move very much. And when I put my spear into the perfect spot in his head, he kind of just barrel rolled over. My buddy swam down to put a second shot in him. And when he did, he wound up coming up with a nice stingray on the end of both of our spears. You got to be careful dealing with these guys because they have a pretty sharp stinger. Stingrays are what killed Steve Irwin. Nice. That is definitely perfect. Now that we caught a stingray, there's only one more animal before we catch a shark for dinner. Catching eels is a particularly dangerous activity because they can get so large and have three rows of teeth that are razor sharp. They usually live in these big rock piles. And oftentimes they're going to be eating lobsters or any crustaceans they can get their hands on. Funny enough, I was looking for one. And when I went down, I found a pretty good size lobster that I couldn't resist. Just reaching my hand in there and grabbing him right out of his hole. This is very productive as well, because these are delicious Florida spiny lobsters. They have spikes all over their bodies, and that's why you need gloves to handle them. When I went down to get the first one, I noticed there were a couple more in that rock. So I went down one more time, and I wound up grabbing another one out of his hole as well. It's kind of funny too, because whenever you grab these guys, they start yelling at you like this. The lobsters yelling at me is like a dinner bell for big eels, because it means a distress signal is being sent out to all the predators in the area. So I put it in the boat and instantly locked in so I could catch this thing. Most of the time when you see them, they're going to be barely poking their heads out of rocks. And I wasn't ready to get a good breathe up to go get this guy. And on top of that, he is very, very large, almost about eight feet long. So I went to the top to get a really good breathe up, because I know I'm literally about to suit up for war. But the next time he poked out was when my dive buddy was using a fish to lure him out. When he came out from his hole enough, I finally drew my arrow back and was able to shoot it down his mouth. He started struggling almost immediately to go back into his rock. Here it is from another angle. I actually really got him pretty good. But the bad news is that as I was trying to pull him out from his rock, my arrow popped off and we were left with nothing. But a bunch of sand kicked all over the place and an eel that definitely did not want to be seen again. We started searching the rocks for where he could have been. And then I wound up finding another eel just barely poking his head out of this rock. This is a much better spot because the eel is much more exposed and the arrow has more room to go all the way through him. So when I took it, it pierced all the way through his body. At first, I'm assuming the eel was very confused because he wasn't doing anything. But then he started freaking out. He definitely did not like having an arrow in him. He was actually very strong. It wasn't easy to hold on to him. But after he realized he was caught, he kind of just wrapped around my arrow as if he was a snake. At this point, it's important for my dive buddy to get another shot into this eel. Otherwise, it's going to be able to get away at one point once he loosens up on the arrow. That's when my dive buddy, Dylan, pulled his arrow back and put one right into his cheek to make it so that he wasn't able to move anymore. It's really amazing how much like snakes these guys are, but I'm really just stoked because I realize I'm not going to go hungry on night one of three. Before I go into the world's deadliest tide pools to catch my food, I just have one more animal that I need to catch here. A giant shark. For the best chances, I cut up the barracuda that we caught earlier and tied it to the bottom of the boat because I wanted to chum the nearest sharks in the area. It's only legal to eat a shark if you catch it on a hook in a line. So I cut off a little piece of the barracuda and tied it onto a very big hook. Almost immediately, we got a nice nurse shark checking it out. But as I was laying on the bottom, a giant hammerhead came into the area. These hammerheads kind of have a bad rap because in reality, they're extremely peaceful and for the most part will eat invertebrates. I really wasn't scared of him at all. He must have been about 10 feet long. And this is one of the greater hammerhead shark species. So this guy can grow up to 15 feet, probably even more. And from there, it really didn't take long for many more nurse sharks to pop up. And that's actually the target species that we're going for. In order for you to keep a nurse shark, it has to be 54 inches and caught on a hook in line. So we're already in a great position. And we really just need one of them to eat the bait that's on the hook. One of the big problems, though, is that even though they're scavengers and down to eat most food, they primarily will eat crustaceans, like lobsters specifically. They love lobsters. I went to the bottom to see if this nurse shark was shy, and he came right up to me and even gave a little smooch to my camera. Even though they sense food in the area and definitely smell the dead fish, sometimes they have a little bit of a hard time actually pinpointing where it is. So that's what this nurse shark is doing. He knows there's food. He just isn't entirely sure where. And he's kind of just swimming around as the barracuda piece bobs on the bottom. And you wouldn't believe how frustrating this is because I want to eat this shark. He's looking so delicious on the bottom of the ocean right here. And all he has to do is take the bait so that we can set the hook. But it seemed like no matter what, he just wasn't biting. And then after enough patience, he finally did it. And I got to say the magic words. The line started running. This shark was so big and he was just taking up all the extra line that we had. But somewhere along the way, he wound up losing a lot of energy. And it actually made me kind of sad. I felt like over the time that I was spending at the bottom with him, we were kind of bonding. And now here I am trying to eat this thing when he isn't even putting up a fight. At first, I was thinking, wow, this is going to be an easy meal. But then I started thinking about everything I had caught so far. I have an eel. I have lobsters. I have crabs. And this is all just for one day. So somewhere in the middle of this, this kind of turned into a rescue mission. And I got involved and started trying to grab the line out from his mouth so I could set him free. And I'm happy to say, I think Dylan felt the same way. Yeah, but this thing is like a dog. They're too cute. We can't hurt this thing. After being a shark dentist for the day, we finally got the hook out. All right, he's free. All there was left to do was make sure that he could swim off OK and water was pumping through his gills so that he could breathe. And after that rescue, I worked up quite an appetite. And to deal with that hunger, we're making a primitive stove to cook our food. It started with chopping thick pieces of bamboo and tying them together to make reliable structure. Next, we surrounded it with rocks to make sure we can control our fire and then put lots of wood in the middle to make it hot. Oh, and there's fire. Obviously, day one was a huge success. We have all of our food cooking on the fire right now. You don't even realize how much you get drained when you're just diving, going for your food all day. I feel like I'm dying right now. I really need to eat. And that is exactly what I did. Taking a bite of food was nice, but that piece only lasted a moment before reality set in that I was about to have to do this all over again for day two. That crab just juked me out. Except this time in a way more harsh environment. Since this is the most dangerous area yet, I've brought along a tide pooling expert to make sure I hopefully don't die. Whenever I travel, and especially when I'm filming somewhere remote, the last thing that I want to do is land, find out I have no internet, no directions and no way to contact anyone. That's where Saili comes in. Saili is an eSIM app that gives you access to affordable mobile data plans and more than 200 destinations without having to swap out a physical SIM card or deal with expensive roaming fees. 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Giant waves crashing on sharp rocks, slippery algae making it so that you think twice about every step, but worst of all, the venomous animals that live in between everything. It's not a matter of how something can go wrong, but more about when. With that being said, we headed towards our first animals that would hopefully be my dinner. My favorite part about the tide pools is the biodiversity is absolutely incredible. There are thousands of different species right here amongst these rocks, and I'm looking at a few that are particularly interesting. I'm so freaking hungry, guys. I haven't eaten since I was on the other side of the country. It's almost like the tide pools heard me say I was hungry because shortly after that, I found my first food source. Oh my God. Oh my God. This is all edible seaweed, and I'm so freaking hungry. In California, there are nine different species of edible seaweed. What I stumbled upon is a species of kelp, which can be enjoyed dried out or right off the rock. It's just going to have to hold me over until I get food. While I'm much on the first food I've had since the fish in Florida, Kevin is attempting to catch an eel using a poke pole. It's a long piece of bamboo with a hook and bait tied to the end of it. He's sticking it in holes and hopes that an eel takes the bait. I'm looking for these deeper caves, and I'm getting this thing is just moving all over the place. So there's definitely a big one in here, but he's been stealing my bait right and left. So see if I can win in the end. Don't let Kevin's calm demeanor fool you. He's been hunting these tide pools since he was young. With a little determination and a lot of experience, he's able to get exactly what he's looking for. Just a little guy. On top of being an avid outdoorsman, he's also got two PhDs and loves to spit out random facts. Yeah, so it's not actually an eel. It's a fin fish that has evolved to be like an eel. We could keep him, but I think I'm going to let him go. Let him go. Kevin is releasing the only food we've seen for all of day two. It looks like it's up to me to catch my calories. Look at this. That's a freaking starfish. Look at him. Oh, oh, I just got soaked. Starfish are one of the few animals in the world that have the word fish in them, but are not actually a fish at all. They're able to regenerate limbs when cut off and have hundreds of tiny two feet that take them to any food they could get their bodies on. The only thing is that most people don't eat them. This is such a sick starfish. Hey, Kevin, look what I found. Hey, right on. Nick found a sea star. Good for him. That's not the only sea star I found either. This guy right here. This one's like a really pretty orange and looks so cool on the bottom. What's important is that anytime you're not going to eat something, you have to put it back where you found it. This is going to sustain the environment. These sea stars live here and thrive here, so you definitely don't want to disrupt them. So we're just going to go ahead and put this guy right back where we found him. Putting that starfish back where he belonged must have built up some good karma for me because right after that, I found something that was actually edible. I'm looking at a crab right now that is perfectly in a crab snare. A crab snare is a piece of bait connected to a long stick with several stringy lines around it waiting to catch an unsuspecting crab. They come close thinking they're going to get a good meal, and if I'm lucky, they wind up being the meal. This thing is big. Can literally take my finger off. It's a rock crab, so I got to be careful. Look, this is the snare that it's in. Should I just go after? I don't want to scare it. I'm sure you could tell I'm hesitant and that's because it is not an easy catch, but no matter how hard something is, you never give up. Oh, oh, oh, come on. This is a big crab. Put my foot on it. There we go. There we go, baby. And just like that, I have my first real calories of the day, but I have to show Kevin. Dude, that thing is massive. This red rock crab is the perfect animal to catch. Big meaty claws and tons of calories, but not enough to feed me all by itself. So I'm going to have to switch gears. Don't get me wrong. These crabs are really delicious. They don't have the highest yield. I'm only able to eat things that we catch. What do you think the thing that is going to fill me up the most? The species with the biggest bang for your buck here are going to be eels and fish. I think right in there is good and it's coming in. So I need to get over there like ASAP. Let's go. Let's go right now. Kevin and I started heading towards what will hopefully provide me with a stomach full. And it wasn't long before eels started messing with our bait. Eel in there? Something hit it. So real slowly. So don't go in there and poke him in the face. Present it like it's a piece of pie. That's right. He remembers. I am so nervous to catch this thing. Either I'm going to come out with a delicious amount of food or I'm going to miss it and completely starve. Like the video to give me good luck with the catch in 3, 2, 1. Oh, oh, oh, oh, let's go. Let's go. Your like worked. Not only did it help me catch food with the biggest amount of calories for the day, but it's also a free way to support the channel and is greatly appreciated. Let's go. I'm on cloud nine right now. Yo, that's fire. Beautiful eel. If he wants to go out of my hands, he totally could. This is a monkey faced eel, and even though it lives in the ocean, as long as it stays moist, it can survive by breathing through its skin. They get their name from their smushed face and are mostly vegetarian, giving their meat a firm, mild taste. And this one is particularly beautiful. I'm seeing all kinds of patterns on it. Oh, got to really be slow at these guys. With this one weighing over a pound and a couple other animals we caught along the way, we had enough food to feed me for the day. We traveled deep into the mountains to find a beautiful spot to cook and ate what we worked so hard for. You guys have no idea how excited I am to eat this. I haven't eaten since I was on the other side of the country. And I feel like there's also like a level of gratitude when you catch the food yourself. It's like you worked for this. I think it came together quite nicely. Fish looks perfectly cooked, crabs all nice and red, so should be ready to go. We got to digging in and I'm happy to say the meal filled me up to my heart's content, but that didn't last long because we still had to survive day three. So I flew back to my home state to take on the biggest challenge so far. The good news is that we've lived two out of the three days we need to make it through this video. The bad news is that this is by far the most dangerous place that we're going to be hunting the entire time. I say that because we're going to be hunting nocturnal animals and to make sure we're staying safe while doing it, I brought along a friend. This is Jake Willary. He's an avid outdoorsman and holds the world record for largest snake ever caught, coming in over 19 feet and 125 pounds. If there's anyone that's going to be able to help us find food here, it's him. What is your experience out here in the Everglades? I've been a Florida resident my whole life and I've been hunting the Everglades consistently for about the last six years. To give you guys a look at exactly how dangerous this place is, behind us you might be thinking, oh no, there are no predators. You'd be completely wrong. Behind us are some man-eaters. Come check this out. How many gators do you think are in this canal right behind us? From what we can see, it's 10 at least right in front of us, but you could just imagine as far as this canal goes, it's just as dense. There are tons of man-eating sized gators out here. A lot of animals out here that would make you a meal just as easily. With that being said, we got on the move and it wasn't long before we found something that looked like it could be somewhat edible. Bright colors usually mean one thing in nature, stay away. The Eastern Lover Grasshopper advertises its presence with a bold black, yellow, and orange markings. Despite being a grasshopper, it barely flies and instead relies on its warning colors to stay alive. I'm thinking about eating this thing right now, but Jake is purely advising me not to. I should eat this. I'll be honest, that grasshopper got me hungry. So we loaded the car and started hunting using a method called cruising. The idea is that you're on an elevated surface using flashlights to locate animals around you. Since the road is hot, cold-blooded animals are attracted to it in an attempt to keep warm, making them the perfect target. The target animal right now is a snake. They usually have pretty good meat on them and in the Everglades, they get over 20 feet. So I'll be well fed if we get one. And it wasn't long before we located our first animal. Few reptiles have a reputation quite like a water moccasin. As one of the only semi-aquatic venomous snakes in North America, it spends much of its life patrolling swamps, marshes and riverbanks in search of fish, frogs and anything else it can overpower. When threatened, it opens its mouth wide to reveal the bright white interior that gave it the name Cottonmouth. And here I go running after this one. Oh, stop, stop. I see something. Nick, wait, stop. He's right over here. It's gone. It's leaving. That thing will kill me. Oh, my God. You're going to grab it. Oh, chill, chill, bro. With the risk being so high, Jake decided it was best to let this potential meal slither off. Yeah, he's kind of in a bad mood. What happens if one of those guys bites you? It's a pretty gruesome injury. It'll cause throwing up. It could be a very painful experience. They're absolutely a deadly snake and they should be dealt with with extreme caution. I'm glad you stopped me. Even though it looks tasty, risking your life for a bite of food is almost never worth it. So we kept driving and came up on our second animal. We're coming up on something super sick. It's a little baby turtle. Good find. So lucky for me, this guy is not going to run from us. Oh, he's so cute. Will he bite me? Is he going to bite me? Oh, no, they'll be fine. This is a baby musk turtle. Also known as the stink pot, it can release a strong musky odor from glands near its shell, making predators think twice before taking a bite. Unlike many turtles that spend most of their time basking in the sun, these small reptiles prefer to stay hidden beneath the water's surface, which is why I'm so shocked we were able to find this one. Nick, I'm not so sure we want to eat this one. He's so little, I don't think you're going to get even a bite of food off of him. Is it legal to eat it? I can't comment on that. Eating this is not going to be the best route for us. You don't get how hungry I am, bro. I haven't subjected myself to this torture, so that's your problem. The good news is that animals are moving a lot tonight. The bad news is that I still don't have anything to eat. Let's hope this next one is going to be something I can actually sink my teeth into. I always get bit by these guys, bro. We just pulled up on a little baby banded water snake. I'm not excited. The last time I tried to catch one of these guys, they bit the hell out of me. I'm not getting bit. I totally just got bit. So for the bigger snakes, you're going to want to cover their head and make it so they can't bite you. But for these smaller snakes, you're normally going to want to scoop them up by the midsection of their body. He's friendly. He's a nice snake. At first glance, the banded water snake is often mistaken for a water moccasin, a confusion that likely saved and endangered it countless times. These nonvenomous snakes are powerful swimmers that hunt fish, frogs, and aquatic prey and rivers and swamps throughout the southeast. Their camouflage allows them to disappear against muddy shorelines until the perfect moment to strike, which begs the question, how many people have looked directly at one without even realizing it was there? So are we able to eat this guy or what? This guy's got no meat on him. He's just a little guy. I think we're going to let him go and go for an animal that's going to bite us. I don't think you understand. What's in my stomach right now? Does this look appetizing to you? Oh, oh, what was that? That was the snake's musk. It's a strong smelling liquid that snakes release from their glands near the base of their tail as a defense mechanism. If you've ever picked up a wild snake and suddenly smelled awful, there's a good chance you've been musked on too. It worked. Put him back. So we got back on the road and headed to our next potential meal. Oh my God. How did you just mog me like that? This snake must know I'm hungry and looking at him like a snack because what he did next was intense. Oh my God. Why is he such an a**hole? Looks like you're the loudest thing around. Better known to many as the corn snake. The red rat snake is one of the most effective rodent hunters in North America with the ability to climb trees, barns and even vertical looking structures. They can reach prey that many predators never could. Their beautiful orange and red pattern makes them look almost tropical, despite them being common throughout much of the United States. If a snake spends its life protecting farms from pests, should people fear it or thank it? I want to hold him. Is he chill? Oh my God. He's so scary though. Hold it, hold it. Yeah, I want to hold it, hold it, but it's f***ing scary, bro. Is it legal to take one of these guys out of the Everglades and just keep them as pets? Yeah, so you can take these guys. Even though you can take them as companions, my stomach is growling at me. In order to eat a snake, they have to be really thick because you're not going to get much meat off ones like this. If I were to try to eat this, it would be probably less than 100 calories. Oh my God, oh my God. He thinks I'm a tree. Where's he going? Look, if I stand really still. Even though I still don't have anything to eat, I came out of that one with a new pet. Something just kept lingering in the back of my head though. Even though we found another animal, I still have no food for the night, which is actually troubling. Your boy is starving. I'm going to take this up with Jake. Real talk, what are the odds that I get something edible tonight? Because I feel like I'm slowly depleting over here. We got really good chances. I mean, it's the Florida Everglades. We got more biodiversity here than almost any place in the entire world. We're already halfway through the night, and I still don't have any food. If I don't get calories ASAP, that would mean that I fail this entire challenge. As we were on the lookout for something edible, I ran into something that's been in Florida longer than any folktale. A skunk ape is a legendary creature from Florida folklore, often described as Florida's version of Bigfoot. Witnesses claim it to be a large ape-like humanoid covered in dark hair that roams the swamp and forest of the Everglades. While many people have reported sightings over the years, no scientific evidence has ever confirmed its existence. Even though it's super cool to see, filming this statue was in the middle of a mosquito breeding ground. And this is what the process of capturing these shots were like. Jake is referring to an old remedy where you mix baking soda and water until it turns into a paste-like substance. It's supposed to work as a mild anti-inflammatory while also soothing the itching effect. But I'll be the judge of that. With my mosquito bites feeling better, it put me in the mood to lock in and catch something edible. For that reason, we're switching gears to a technique called gigging. It's a version of hunting where you have a long stick with sharp pitchfork-like spikes on the end. Typically used for catching fish, this should be a total game changer. The goal is to wait until you find a fish that's within distance of your strike and impale the fish with the sharp part of the spear as hard as you can. I realized quickly I'm not very good at it. So I decided to ask an expert. Dude, for the life of me, I can't catch a fish right now. Like every time I see one, I put my all into it. Jake explained that the secret to catching something with a gig is a mix between solid footing and a boatload of pressure behind your spear. Not only was he showing this stance, but he's going to see if he has any luck or if he's just as bad as I am. Now that I saw Jake's technique in real time, I'm feeling confident enough to try it myself and I better have learned something. Otherwise, I'm going hungry. Not only is this fish the first edible thing I've caught all day, but it's a gar as well. Known for their armored bodies, sharp teeth, and ability to grow over 300 pounds. These predators are particularly tasty when roasted over an open fire. This little guy isn't going to get me full, though. So I need to keep gigging until I catch a stomach full. Right now, I have to take him off of my spear, which is a little hazardous because he has very sharp teeth. So what I'm going to do is put it down and I'm going to use my foot to get him out of the gig. Perfect. That's literally our dinner right there. Hell yeah, I'm not going hungry tonight, baby. Let's go. I quickly learned that I'm actually pretty good at this. It seemed like every time I locked on to something, I would wind up with it on the end of my spear. I got him. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Yeah, there we go. Oh, oh, listen to him. It wasn't long before I spotted something that is a particularly good eating fish, regarded highly by fishermen around the world. It's one of the most abundant fish in North America, with a female being able to lay over 60,000 eggs in a single breeding season. They're known for their excellent vision and stealing baits off of unsuspecting fishermen. That's why this gig is unstoppable. Is this a bluegill? Yeah, it's a bluegill. That's good eating. This is the best eating fish out here in the Everglades. People say bluegills are better than blue marlins, right? No. When you're freaking starving, this is gas. As excited as I am, I need to be careful. I'm not the only hunter out here. As we're gigging all these fish, there are places that you come across that have multiple gators right here. You see one pretty big one, but what you don't see, there's another one right over here. There's another one right over here. There are probably even more that we can't see. There's a fourth one right over here. Right now, when our lights are on it, we can see it perfectly. But without the lights, you can't see a thing. Even after seeing all those alligators, Jake wasn't afraid of the swamp. I say that because I spotted a snake at the bottom of this canal and almost immediately he jumped into action. Nick found this brown water snake here and I'm going to go down and try to catch it. That's a long one. Oh, he's biting. He looks bitey, bro. This is a brown water snake. The funny part about these guys is that they are particularly aggressive. Oh, he's biting the **** out of Jake. It doesn't feel too good. No. This snake chewing on Jake like a fruit snack cannot be comfortable. Jake's taking a bite like a champ. Oh, he let go. Oh, he smells. He musked on me, which is a defense technique they've got. He basically pooped on me. He's not in a great mood right now, so we're going to release him and get him back into the wild. As much fun as Jake was having getting bit, I was stressing a lot about food. I really need something that's going to feed me for the night and I might have just found the fish to do it. Get it, Nick. There we go, baby. I got him? Yes. Oh, that's a dirty one. Let's go. Originally native to Africa, tilapia have spread across the globe and now thrive in waterways far from where they evolved. These fish are remarkably resistant, capable of surviving in conditions that would kill many other species, which is one of the reasons they've become such successful invaders. Mothers even protect their young by carrying them inside their mouths until they're large enough to survive on their own. Man, this is going to be a good eating fish. I'm excited for this one. So we headed to the campfire and got to cooking. Not before I unpacked my friend, though. We still need a name for this guy, so make sure you drop a comment and tell us what he should be. But he's going to be with us as I eat. From there, I roasted my fish over the fire and officially lived for three days eating only what I caught.