Dead Gator in Loop Road

Dead alligator at the edge of Loop Road in Big Cypress National Preserve.
Loop Road, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida. 

Death found it on a side of the remote dirt road. The escape was close. Water was just three feet away. Always thin the line between life and death. The alligator was shot on the head. Why did someone do this? Dangerous things roam through the Big Cypress swamp. Some kill for food, others for pleasure. Who are the monsters?