REBECCA RENNER is a contributor to National Geographic whose writing has also appeared in The New York Times, Outside, Casa de lata, La Revista de París, The Guardian, The Washington Post, El Atlántico, and other publications. She holds an MFA from Stetson University. Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades (Flatiron Books) is her debut book.