File this under ARE YOU FREAKIN’ KIDDING ME column. You would think that after doing this for 14 years I would lose the ability to be completely shocked with horror at the bizarre and grisly torture muggles invent for beavers but this takes the proverbial wedding cake.

Grisly experiment at south Georgia swamp leads to “monster” discovery

WAYCROSS, Ga. — Biologists in south Georgia set off on a grisly experiment at the Okefenokee Swamp Park that led to some “monster” results. UGA Coastal Ecology Lab found a dead beaver floating in the swamp. So they did the natural thing that scientists do: Set a camera up next to the carcass to see what monster would rise from the deep to make it a meal.

A series of photos taken by the researchers’ spy camera gives a spectacular, up-close look at the giant alligator that eventually snacked on the carcass in its natural habitat. The photos were captured over a period of a couple days in which the alligator snacked on, played with and basked with his prey.

Maybe they found it dead, Maybe they found a trapper and paid him 2 dollars. Nothing worse than a bunch of bored ecologists with a trail cam. The first time I glanced at this article I thought they camera was INSIDE the beaver which is horrific AND stupid. But this is merely yucky.

A series of photos taken by the researchers’ spy camera gives a spectacular, up-close look at the giant alligator that eventually snacked on the carcass in its natural habitat. The photos were captured over a period of a couple days in which the alligator snacked on, played with and basked with his prey.

“The large alligator appeared the same day the camera was deployed and the first photo was captured of him trying to get it into his mouth,” biologists wrote. “He pushed it around for a bit but eventually left the beaver where he found it and disappeared.”

Yeah yeah yeah, Beavers make great bait. Whether they’re nailed to a tree to attract wolverines or floating in a swamp to photograph alligators.

sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh