Crocodile

Patient, calculating, and utterly ruthless beneath a flowery exterior.

Carole Baskin spent decades methodically building her Big Cat Rescue empire while waging a relentless legal and public war against rivals like Joe Exotic — lying in wait, then striking with devastating precision through courts, campaigns, and media. Behind the flower crowns and cheerful animal-advocate branding lies a cold, strategic operator who never shows her hand until the moment is right. The widespread public suspicion surrounding the disappearance of her second husband Don Lewis only deepens the crocodile archetype: still waters, ancient patience, and a smile that doesn't quite reach the eyes.