‘Swamp People’: Ronnie Adams Suffers Devastating Eye Injury While on Gator Hunt

The heat was on in more ways than one during the February 25 episode of History Channel’s Swamp People. Scorching temperatures in the Louisiana bayou added to the issues the gator hunters have faced over the season. With a heat index of over 100, time was of the essence in getting their catches to buyers or risk losing product and profit. Troy Landry enlisted the help of an outside crew member Tony to focus on rebaiting and lines without gators. This allowed him and deckhand Cheyenne “Pickle” Wheat to get their reptiles on the boat and keep them cool. 

Their day started out strong with a 12-footer, but the sun beating drained the energy out of them. Troy went after a gator off the bank at one point. “That was pretty damn scary,” he declared. They had to drag the 10-footer back onto their vessel afterward. Tony went missing for a bit. Thankfully, Troy and Pickle found him stuck for 45 minutes due to issues with his boat fuel line and motor. Tony headed home to repair his boat, which left Troy and Pickle alone. They pulled through. Troy went to Duffy’s for the offload while Pickle enjoyed time at home with her children. She appreciated her mom watching the children while at work. Pickle wanted to stay on the job to show the kids that she can be a Superwoman in their eyes.