Rosie Moore spends her days dealing with pythons, sharks and alligators, but the adventurous 26-year-old jokes she’s often compared to Hannah Montana due to her glamorous side hustle as a model.
Moore, who works in Florida for Delray Beach’s coastal water resources management team, comes face-to-face daily with deadly creatures people would usually avoid — and loves it.
However, the geoscientist is also signed as a professional model and her Instagram is filled with impressive brand deals and collaborations.
“People always joke on Instagram that I’m like Hannah Montana, because I’ll post and I’ll be out in the field doing crazy things or up to my waist in mud, and then the next thing they know I’ll be at a luxury event in full hair and makeup and heels and a dress,” she said in an essay for Insider.
The stylish scientist — despite finding success with her modeling career — says she still intends to pursue her chosen field and noted people’s perceptions of her in both jobs.
“Whereas once they know you have a respected career it’s like something flips in them and they think more highly of you,” she mused in the essay about modeling. “On the other hand, in the science world, I think people respect the fact that I model, so it’s interesting that it goes one way but not the other.”
According to Moore, she ventured into modeling accidentally by wanting to encourage more girls to engage in science-based activities.
“There’s a little niche for girls that can free dive well to model with sharks or underwater, so I started meeting up with photographers for some product shoots and things like that,” she explained, adding she makes sure to prioritize posting wildlife and outdoor content.
“So I can show other girls that it’s cool to have hobbies and be okay with going outside,” she said.
In November, Moore posted a now-viral video of an 18-foot Burmese python in Florida that had swallowed an entire 5-foot-long alligator.
Footage in the video shared shows scientists examining the python’s stomach before opening it up and removing the entire alligator.
