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Florida investigators look into viral video of people in airboat firing on alligator
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating possible illegal firearm use against an alligator in the Everglades, a violation of state and federal regulations.
- On Friday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed it is investigating a viral video showing individuals on an airboat discharging firearms at an alligator in the Florida Everglades.
- The footage features Braden Eric Peters, a 20-year-old social media star known as Clavicular, who rose to prominence promoting Looksmaxxing, a genre encouraging extreme physical transformations.
- During the stream, Peters and three others riding an airboat discharged firearms at the floating reptile, with Peters firing at least 10 rounds while the group laughed.
- Broward County Sheriff officers arrested Peters on Thursday on a misdemeanor assault charge, though officials have not confirmed if the arrest relates to the alligator incident.
- Under Florida Statute, intentionally harming an alligator without authorization is illegal; this Level Four violation carries penalties including up to 5 years in prison and equipment confiscation.
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'Insufferable bottom feeders': Streamers could face felonies for allegedly firing rounds into Florida gator · American Wire News
The streamers are out of control, y’all. An attention-seeking social media personality who goes by “Clavicular,” real name Braden Eric Peters, sparked massive outrage when he and his crew shared a video of themselves shooting at an alligator in the Florida Everglades. There are mixed reports on whether or not the alligator was dead at the time of the alleged shooting: Clavicular went Alligator hunting in the Everglades and MAG DUMPED a MASSIVE …
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