MIAMI — Braden Peters, better known as Clavicular online, has streamed his latest controversial act: multiple rounds fired at an alligator.

The 20-year-old influencer was on an airboat with his friends in the Everglades on Thursday when they pulled up next to an alligator floating in the lily pads that they presumed was already dead.

“Is it dead?” Peters asked, adjusting his hair in his phone’s front camera. Without lifting his gaze, he said, “So can we shoot it?”

“We have to test if it’s dead,” he added.

The influencer sitting beside Clavicular, Andrew Mora known as the “Cuban Tarzan,” said “he just wants to shoot something … he’s itching.”

The airboat driver said “You can pretty much do whatever,” And without hesitation, the pair fired more than 25 bullets into the gator.

The Fish and Wildlife Conservancy posted on X Thursday night that the agency was aware of the video. “FWC officers are looking into the incident and will provide additional information when available.”

The online sensation uses the livestreaming service, Kick, on which he’s said he makes more than $100,000 a month. Earlier this year, he was caught partying at a Miami Beach nightclub to Kanye West’s anti-Semitic song, “Heil Hitler.”

He was arrested on Thursday evening in Fort Lauderdale on unrelated misdemeanor assault charges. The charge stemmed from earlier this month after a fight broke out between his girlfriend and another streamer, Jenny Popach. The arrest happened after the gator shooting.

Florida law states it’s illegal to harass or kill an alligator outside the limited permits that the state gives out to hunters during the summer.

Some of the more viral clips of the incident are supportive, saying that Clavicular “mogged” the dead gator. Mogging is internet slang for dominating someone less attractive. Peters has documented extreme measures he’s taken to optimize his appearance, known as “looksmaxxing.”

Others called for accountability, including Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins.

“Florida’s wildlife and waterways deserve respect, not content farming. Under my watch, anyone who abuses wildlife in Florida will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Looking forward to seeing charges pressed against those who would brazenly disrespect our laws,” he said on X.

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Ashley Miznazi is a climate change reporter for the Miami Herald funded by the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation and MSC Cruises in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.

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