⚠ Restricted Territory

YOU ARE ENTERING
GATOR COUNTRY

Past this point the pavement ends and the legend begins.
Home turf of Alligator Ron — eighth-generation Gladesman.

Survival not guaranteed · Stories guaranteed
Est. Davie, Florida · Eight Generations Deep

ALLIGATOR RON

The Last Legend of the Everglades
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8TH GENERATION GLADESMAN ◆GATOR WRESTLER ◆EVERGLADES GUARDIAN ◆HORATIO ALGER AWARD 2018 ◆BUILT FLORIDA'S HIGHWAYS ◆DAVIE, FLORIDA ◆
Alligator Ron Bergeron portrait
The Legend

Born of the Swamp.
Built for Florida.

Ron Bergeron was raised in the small town of Davie, Florida — population 500 — where his parents ran a little grocery store with more places to tie your horse than park a car. His family has lived and breathed the Everglades for eight generations.

In 1965 he bought a 1943 Ford Ferguson tractor and started Bergeron Land Development. From clearing driveways he rose to build some of the biggest highway contracts in Florida history — the I-95, I-595 and Sawgrass Expressway interchanges.

But his heart never left the swamp. Known as "Gator One," he still wrestles alligators, hunts invasive pythons, and fights harder than any man alive to restore America's Everglades. He's raised millions for charity and took home the prestigious Horatio Alger Award in 2018.

— One hand on the rope, one boot in the mud.

8
Generations in the Glades
1965
Empire Started With One Tractor
$1M+
Raised — Many Times Over
5,000
Pythons Out of His Everglades
"The Everglades is one of the natural wonders of the world — and the day we destroy it, our quality of life will change forever."
— ALLIGATOR RON BERGERON
The Everglades Presents · A True Legend Production

THE LAST
GLADESMAN

Eight generations made the man. One monster made the legend.

◆ Rated G — for Gator ◆ Runtime: Forever
First Light
RECSCENE 01 · TAKE 01EVERGLADES · 05:47 AM
I
FIRST LIGHT

Before the swamp wakes, the Gladesman is already listening. Coffee hot. Rope ready.

The Call
RECSCENE 02 · TAKE 01SOMETHING BIG OUT THERE
II
THE CALL

They said it was a myth. Twenty feet of ancient muscle. The swamp asked for its king — and got him.

RECSCENE 03 · MOTION62 MPH THROUGH SAWGRASS
◆ Animated Frame
III
FULL THROTTLE

No roads where he's going. Never needed one.

Reading the Water
RECSCENE 04 · TAKE 01DEAD SILENCE
IV
READING THE WATER

Eight generations taught him the swamp's language. Right now, it's whispering: right below you.

RECSCENE 05 · MOTIONTHE MONSTER RISES
◆ Animated Frame
V
THE SHOWDOWN

Two kings. One rope. The whole swamp holding its breath.

The Catch
RECSCENE 06 · TAKE 01ROPE AT FULL TENSION
VI
THE CATCH OF THE CENTURY

Steel cables snap. His grip doesn't.

A King Spares a King
RECSCENE 07 · TAKE 01THE TURN
VII
A KING SPARES A KING

He didn't come to kill the legend. He came to look it in the eye. The Gladesman protects what made him.

RECSCENE 08 · MOTIONRIDE INTO LEGEND
◆ Animated Frame
VIII
LEGENDS NEVER SINK

The monster swims free. The man rides home. The swamp keeps both their names.

THE SWAMP REMEMBERS

Starring Alligator Ron Bergeron · As Himself · Since 1943

Deleted Scenes

Too Wild For The Final Cut

Ron riding a giant gator
The Gator Rodeo
Ron charging on the airboat bow
The Bow Charge
Ron king of the swamp at night
King of the Swamp
The original showdown frame
Where It All Started
The Trail

One Man. One Mission.

EIGHT GENERATIONS

A Family of the Glades

The Bergerons have lived within the elements of nature in South Florida since before Florida was cool. Ron grew up riding horses through Davie when it was 500 people strong.

1965

One Tractor, One Dream

A 1943 Ford Ferguson tractor and pure grit. Bergeron Land Development goes from driveways to building the I-95 / I-595 / Sawgrass Expressway interchanges — among the largest contracts in state history.

2018

The Horatio Alger Award

America's most prestigious rags-to-riches honor, for a man who built an empire without ever taking off his cowboy hat.

TODAY

Guardian of the Everglades

Leading the fight for Everglades restoration, python removal, and Florida's wild heart — wrestling gators along the way. The mission never stops.

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ON AIR · RON LIVE
Alligator Ron
ALLIGATOR RON — LIVE FROM THE GLADES
Voice-to-voice · Powered by swamp magic
Well, look who found the swamp. You're live with Alligator Ron — the man the gators tell stories about. Hit that gold button and speak up, or type it if the skeeters got your tongue.
Tap the mic & speak.
Ron answers out loud.
Ron
ALLIGATOR RON
Out on the trail — always answers
Well, look what the swamp dragged in. Alligator Ron — eighth generation Gladesman, built half the highways you drive on and wrestled things that'd make your truck run. Ask me somethin' worth answerin'. 🐊