Barefoot TikToker explores Florida Everglades — a ‘swamp puppy’ was just one concern

A TikToker says he navigated the depths of the Everglades in Florida barefoot at night and captured everything he encountered.

Garrett Galvin, who is also known as @Fishingarrett on TikTok with more than 5.4 million followers, documents his adventures through all kinds of critters’ environments.

In a TikTok posted on June 20, Galvin showed his followers how he navigates the Everglades and all the creatures he comes across.

At the beginning of the video that’s garnered over 4.7 million views as of June 21, Galvin can be heard saying “I just found a swamp puppy tail,” referring to a crocodile before the animal quickly swims away.

Then he gets a close shot of another crocodile that Galvin says “is eyeballing him” and seconds away from “launching at” him.

But “swamp puppies” aren’t the only thing Galvin is looking to find — he said “hopefully” he “can find that 20-foot Burmese python,” in the video.

“I jumped out in front of traffic to save this brooks king snake,” Galvin said in the video, showing a snake he would’ve kept as a pet if the species wasn’t native to the area and “really important” to “the ecosystem.”

Among crocodiles and legless critters, Galvin finds a species of spider called a tropical orb weaver and gives it a gentle, loving “ boop,” the TikTok showed.

The video abruptly cuts to a toad puffing out its throat and making a loud vibration noise before Galvin jokingly says, “Shut up.”

Commenters poked fun at Galvin’s video with one saying, “Everglades runs weekly meetings about the barefoot guy terrorizing their turf at night.”

Another TikTok user said, “I just know these animals are like *sigh* He’s here again.”

While one crowned Galvin with an elite title, saying “Bro is basically the CEO of the Everglades he ain‘t scared of nothing.”

The Everglades is about 30 miles west of Miami.

This story was originally published June 21, 2023 at 2:03 PM with the headline "Barefoot TikToker explores Florida Everglades — a ‘swamp puppy’ was just one concern."