THE DAILY WIRE · GEORGIA, USA · 2026-09-23
Georgia Wildlife Worker's Day Interrupted by Someone Who Did Not Have an Appointment
A Georgia wildlife worker showed up for a routine shift and, according to the report, left with a story instead — the details of the visitor itself remain, as of this filing, refreshingly unspecified.
The account, relayed without extensive elaboration, describes the encounter simply as unusual, leaving the particulars to the full report and this reporter's professional restraint.
In this line of work, 'unusual visitor' can mean anything from a curious raccoon to something considerably larger with an opinion about personal space. Wildlife workers, it should be noted, do not get hazard pay commensurate with the number of surprise guests their job description apparently includes.
Seeking context from someone familiar with unannounced wildlife visits, I reached Colonel Mossbottom, a gator who has, by his own telling, made a habit of turning up where he is least expected. His perspective on professional boundaries differs sharply from the wildlife worker's.
The worker, presumably, returned to their paperwork. The visitor's whereabouts, like most of this story's finer details, remain unconfirmed.
“Wildlife workers walk into our territory every day, so if one of us decided to say hello, that's just professional courtesy. We've been known to show up wherever there's a slow-moving human holding a clipboard; tell him to bring snacks next time.” — Colonel Mossbottom, Georgia gator
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