Swamp People's Bruce Mitchell Cooks Fried Spider Legs

LOUISIANA - Louisiana's Bruce Mitchell is one of the most recognizable personalities from the hit History Channel series Swamp People. He's not just successful when it comes to hunting alligators, Mitchell has steadily built an impressive social media following. In many of his videos he shows people how he and his family grew up cooking in South Louisiana, and the videos are great.

In his latest video, Mitchell shows viewers how to cook fried spider legs.

Is he seriously cooking spider legs?

Let's take a look at what's going on here...

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Bruce Mitchell From Swamp People On YouTube

Bruce Mitchell from Swamp People has built a pretty active YouTube presence that leans heavily into the lifestyle you see on Swamp People, but with a lot more cooking and everyday bayou life mixed in.

He’s basically turned his real-life Louisiana skills into cooking tutorials, sharing family-style Louisiana recipes with a very unpolished, authentic vibe.

Mitchell's YouTube channel, @BrucetheAlligatorMan, has some fantastic videos focusing on crawfish boils, étouffée, fish fries, wild game recipes, survival skills, and more.

Bruce Mitchell Fried Spider Legs Recipe

A recent video posted to his channel with the title of "Fried Spider Legs with Bruce Mitchell" has been getting quite a bit attention, for obvious reasons.

So, is Bruce frying spiders, and if not, what exactly is he cooking?

From YouTube -

Spider Legs? You won’t believe how good these 'Spider Legs' actually are! If you’ve never eaten a fried shrimp head, you’re missing out on the most flavorful part of the whole catch.
It might look a little wild, but the taste is 100% authentic Louisiana. Bruce doesn't like to waste food and this is how to use all of your shrimp!

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Have you ever eaten "spider legs"? Let me know if you have!

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Part of the fun of traveling is stopping for a great bite to eat. Here in Acadiana, great places to eat is kind what we're famous for.

Whether you're a traveler in need of stopping to stretch your legs and get some great food, or you're a local that's in the know, I-10 through Acadiana is chocked full of amazing local restaurants.

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