A massive sinkhole consumes part of Troy Landry's hunting grounds and he and his sons must race to his remaining lines in the same area before they are swallowed up. "The Beast of the East" is chased by swampers using gator calls and while one team comes up with a clever way to extract gators from a huge snarled lily field, another bravely hunts for "The Monster of Monster Marsh" while trying to outrun a deadly lightning storm. The biggest gator of the season so far is caught and wrestled onboard.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 4 Episode 12 of Swamp People resulted in a 1.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Swamp People Season 4 Episodes...

• s04e01 - Swamp Invaders
• s04e02 - 50th Episode: Texas Hold 'Em
• s04e03 - Floating Dead
• s04e04 - The Poacher
• s04e05 - Blood Lines
• s04e06 - Waging War
• s04e07 - Deadly Chili
• s04e08 - No Surrender
• s04e09 - Breaking Point
• s04e10 - Cursed
• s04e11 - Ride Or Die
• s04e12 - Devoured
• s04e13 - Young Blood
• s04e14 - Deadly Duo
• s04e15 - Lightning Strikes
• s04e16 - Sabotaged
• s04e17 - Down Goes the King
• s04e18 - Blood Runs Deep
• s04e19 - Beast of the East
• s04e20 - The Reaper
• s04e21 - Deadly Divide
• s04e22 - No Tomorrow

Swamp People Show Summary

Deep in the heart of Louisiana lies America's largest swamp - a million miles of inhospitable bayous, marshes and wetlands where nature rules and humans struggle to tame it. Many of its inhabitants are the hardened descendants of French refugees who were forced out of Canada in the 18th century and settled in this harsh yet majestic environment. Today, these people are known as the Cajuns, a group renowned throughout the world for their flavorful cuisine, distinctive music and vibrant culture. Resilient, self-reliant and fiercely independent, the Cajuns of the Atchafalaya Swamp still carry on many of their ancestors' trades and traditions.

HISTORY follows these swampers through a time of year that is crucial to their survival: the 30-day alligator hunting season. At its core, this is a uniquely American story of a proud and skillful people fighting to maintain an ancient way of life in a rapidly modernizing world, despite the many perils and trials that stand in their way.