REBECCA RENNER is a contributor to National Geographic whose writing has also appeared in Nouvèl Èdikay, Outside, Kay an Tòl, The Paris Review, Gadyen an, Jounal Washington Post, Atlantik la, 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.