Wild Florida: Recent Episodes

Wild Florida

There's more to Florida than beautiful beaches and theme parks. There's a beautiful, crazy and sometimes scary wild side to what lurks in the thick palmetto bushes, prowls deep in the wetlands or swims under the crashing waves.

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Parts of Florida’s west coast has become overrun with the gentle, beautiful iguana, a lizard that will try just about anything to eat.

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What goes in to getting baby otters ready for the wild? How about teaching them to eat crabs without getting pinched.

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The Fort Pierce Peacocks are not only stunning and stunningly loud, but they’ve been known to literally stop traffic.

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Florida’s climate is the perfect environment for some scary-looking bugs.

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The annual migration of land crabs can sometimes wreak havoc on roads, in yards, and on your car’s tires.

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Florida is home to many species of snakes, including the rattling, venomous kind.

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Not native to Florida, the gentle armadillo has adapted well and has a reputation for destroying yards, jumping high in the air and loud screams?

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Where to start talking about Florida wildlife? Well, what about sharks and gators?

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From sharks to armadillos to giant cockroaches, Florida has some strange wildlife. Podcast host John Torres give you a little insight on what to expect from the first podcast from the USA TODAY Network Florida.