Florida’s Smelliest Secret: The 7-Foot "Skunk Ape" Hiding in the Everglades

Forget Bigfoot—meet his stinking, swamp-dwelling cousin. In this episode of Weird Americana, we head deep into the Florida Everglades to track the legendary Skunk Ape. Standing seven feet tall and covered in matted, reddish hair, this cryptid is famous for one thing: a smell so foul it’s been compared to a mix of rotting eggs and skunk spray. We’ll dive into the terrifying eyewitness accounts and the infamous Myakka Skunk Ape photos sent to the Sarasota Sheriff’s Department in 2000. Is it a misidentified black bear, an escaped orangutan, or a genuine unidentified primate lurking in the sawgrass? Discover why this Florida urban legend continues to haunt the Sunshine State.