Chomp by Carl Hiaasen

How long do you think you could make it out in the wilderness alone?  A day?  Two?  Reality TV star Derek Badger thinks that his tv show Expedition Survival! Has prepared him for everything, but he’s about to get a reality check – Florida-style.  Lost in the Everglades, this pseudo-survivalist takes on gaters, snakes, and bats that bite.  His only hope is Wahoo and his alligator-wrangling dad Mickey.