An excerpt from Florida Parks: A Guide to Camping and Nature, by Gerald Grow.

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Copyright © 1997

 

 The introduction contains a long, detailed, useful section on "Pests and Problems" that discusses things every visitor to Florida should know about and be prepared to handle.

Not knowing about these things can ruin your trip. Knowing about them, you can be prepared to enjoy your visit.

  • Alligators
  • Snakes
  • Chiggers
  • Fire ants
  • Bees and wasps
  • Scorpions and spiders
  • Ticks
  • Mosquitoes, biting flies, and sand gnats
  • Poisonous plants
  • Lightning
  • Hurricanes
  • Seashore hazards
  • Sharks
  • Drowning
  • PAM
  • Lyme disease
  • Bears
  • Bicycle safety

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