"Alligator Annie Miller was catching alligators on the Louisiana bayou before 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin was even a gleam in his Daddy's eye." --Phil Paradis

Alligator Annie is an informal biography written in a journalistic style that would appeal to anyone interested in assertive/creative/resourceful women, alligators, alternative lifestyles, Americana, the Depression era, and the bayou country of Southern Louisiana.

How many women do you know have had two songs written about them, caught live alligators, crash landed in the Everglades, managed a snake farm, caught and tamed otters, ran her own business, tamed boa constrictors, piloted small planes, piloted her own 26 foot tour boat, was featured on national/international radio & TV, and eked out a living in the Louisiana bayou while supporting her family by hunting, fishing, trapping, and catching poisonous snakes?

Born in 1914 in the swamps of Southern Louisiana, Marie Annie Cecile Billiot hunted alligators with her parents from the age of nine. That was just the beginning! Her transformation to Annie Miller AKA ‘Alligator Annie’ is part of her life story, about how a brave, determined, and independent lady overcame poverty, heartache, and adversity earning her the nickname and a cult following in the process.

The first biography of Alligator Annie, professional snake handler, former alligator hunter, animal trainer, Louisiana Businesswoman of the Year, and renowned conservationist.

First edition. Paper, 160 pages with 20 historical black & white photographs

Blueline Publications, 2003

$18.95 plus shipping