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. During this 30 day window, swampers make most of their annual income culling gators. Troy Landry, a Cajun whose family goes back three generations is on a mission to hunt down his own personal "white whale", the notorious Big Head, a monster gator he's been after for years.

Swamp People Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Once Bitten
• s05e02 - Aerial Assault
• s05e03 - Gator Jacked
• s05e04 - Gravedigger
• s05e05 - The Albino Assassin
• s05e06 - Hooked
• s05e07 - Devil at the Door
• s05e08 - Gator Ghost Town
• s05e09 - Hexed
• s05e10 - Rumble in the Swamp
• s05e11 - Beast of the Lake
• s05e12 - Way of the Swamp
• s05e13 - Outer Limits
• s05e14 - Blood Brothers
• s05e15 - Swamp Ambush
• s05e16 - Beasts or Bust
• s05e17 - Captain Invincible
• s05e18 - Unbreakable Bonds
• s05e19 - Metalhead
• s05e20 - Day of Reckoning
• s05e21 - Lethal Encounters
• s05e22 - Big Head Bites It

Swamp People Show Summary

Deep in the heart of Louisiana lies America's largest swamp - a million miles of inhospitable bayous, marshes and wetlands where nature rules and humans struggle to tame it. Many of its inhabitants are the hardened descendants of French refugees who were forced out of Canada in the 18th century and settled in this harsh yet majestic environment. Today, these people are known as the Cajuns, a group renowned throughout the world for their flavorful cuisine, distinctive music and vibrant culture. Resilient, self-reliant and fiercely independent, the Cajuns of the Atchafalaya Swamp still carry on many of their ancestors' trades and traditions.

HISTORY follows these swampers through a time of year that is crucial to their survival: the 30-day alligator hunting season. At its core, this is a uniquely American story of a proud and skillful people fighting to maintain an ancient way of life in a rapidly modernizing world, despite the many perils and trials that stand in their way.