The Honey Island Swamp Monster

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Atlas Obscura reporter Sarah Durn ventures deep into the Louisiana swamp in search of the legendary monster that prowls it. Learn more about Jessica’s Honey Island Swamp & Kayak Tours: https://www.honeyislandkayaktours.com/ READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/honey-island-swamp

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0:00.0	So we're going to help you get in your kayaks because it gets pretty slippery down here.
0:07.6	Okay, cool.
0:08.6	I'm Sarah Dern, editorial fellow here at Atlas Obscura, and you're hearing me not so
0:15.2	gracefully get into a kayak.
0:17.0	Okay, so watch your step.
0:18.0	Woo!
0:19.0	Okay.
0:20.0	Today, I'm at the Honey Island Swamp.
0:23.4	It's only 40 minutes outside of New Orleans, but far enough away to feel like I'm entering
0:28.4	a completely different world.
0:30.4	There's these like huge trees just like erupting out of this muddy water, and it looks
0:38.4	like it goes back kind of forever.
0:41.7	Oh, I think I see maybe a, oh, yeah, that was a turtle.
0:48.2	Some of the trees in this swamp are 400, 700 years old.
0:52.6	They cast shadows everywhere.
0:55.4	It was big enough to hide black bears and coyotes and massive snapping turtles.
1:01.2	My guide Jess even tells me about a 14-foot alligator.
1:05.3	She named Brock, and yet here we are paddling deeper and deeper into this swamp.
1:11.8	Whoa, that's like a three-inch spider inside.
1:15.8	Oh, we got some big spiders out here.
1:18.3	Wow.
1:19.3	They actually don't build webs.
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