Weird Florida: Swashbuckling Spirit, Buy Your Own Island, Giant Snails

Patch operates 23 daily news sites in the Sunshine State. The following are some of the top wacky, weird and wonderfully Florida stories from the first half of March:

• Florida Manatee Count Breaks Record
• Tampa’s Swashbuckling Style Earns it Quirkiest City Standing
• Scammer Says He’s a Deputy to Part Victims from Cash
• Photos: Private Florida Island Up For ‘Immediate Sale’
• Florida’s Battle Against Giant Snails Gets Federal Boost
• Al Capone’s Miami Beach Home Available for Rental
• Swatting Blamed for Police Call Out at Lil Wayne’s Mansion
• Monster Gator Invades Florida Golf Course
• Cops: Woman Dared to Go Bare Outside Dunkin’ Donuts
• Man Delivers Dead Body to Lawyer’s Office
• Watch: Priest Preaches ‘Thank God for Marijuana’
• Florida Lawmaker Accused of Punching Spring Breaker
• Great White Shark Snagged in Panhandle Waters

Photos courtesy of Michael Saunders & Company

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