Florida Man Dream Job: Nuisance Alligator Trapper Needed In Polk County

You've probably seen the video of a Florida man wrangling and wrestling an alligator in his neighborhood. Well the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is looking for a nuisance alligator trapper in Polk County. It sounds like the perfect Florida Man/Redneck dream job, and here's how you apply.

The Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program (SNAP) is administered by FWC's Division of Hunting and Game Management, Alligator Management Program. The FWC contracts with private individuals, nuisance alligator trappers, to remove specific nuisance alligators.

What is a nuisance alligator? The FWC says "an alligator may be considered a nuisance if it's at least 4 feet in length and believed to pose a threat to people, pets or property." Alligators less than 4 feet long are not large enough to be considered dangerous to people or pets, unless handled.

Because Florida has a population of about 1.3 million alligators, The removal of nuisance alligators does not have a significant impact on our state's alligator population. If they did try to relocate the gators, they might find there way back to the location and be harder to catch a second time. Even if the FWC relocated nuisance alligators to a remote area with established social structures, the new alligator would likely cause fighting and possibly result in the death of a resident alligator.

Before applying you should know that this is a contacted part-time job. Nuisance alligator trappers are primarily compensated by their marketing and sale of alligator products (hides and meat) from nuisance alligators taken. Trappers also may receive a small expense reimbursement from the FWC for each alligator taken. Most trappers have other sources of income.

In order to apply for this perfect Florida Man position, you need to:

If this sounds like a side hustle for you, then you can click here to apply or email FWCGator@MyFWC.com for more information.

There are a lot of dangerous animals in Florida. But if you ever wondered what the most dangerous are? This list was put together by A-Z Animals. Between 1999 and 2019 only 247 people in Florida died as a result of an animal attack. Florida ranks as the third deadliest state in the United States for animal attacks. Texas is number one with 520 and California is number two with 299. Those findings come from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

So, what is the first animal that you think of when you think dangerous in Florida? You probably think of the Alligator, but that isn’t the number one overall dangerous animal in Florida. The Great White Shark is the most dangerous animal in Florida. While not on the land in Florida Great White Sharks swim the waters around the state of Florida. Back in 2020 Florida had 16 shark bites on record. Second was Hawaii with only five.

The dangerous animals in Florida that didn’t make the top five are some that you may have thought could’ve been higher. Firstly, number six on the list is the Black Widow Spider followed by the Florida Panther. The Florida Panther is the state animal. It was chosen in 1982 by a vote of students throughout the state. Following the Florida Panther on the list is the Wild Boar. You can find the Wild Boar in all 67 counties of Florida. Their estimated population is over half a million.

Next is the Timber Rattlesnake. It is also known as the canebreak rattlesnake and it is a species of pit viper. The Timber Rattlesnake has a Chevron pattern and a stripe running down its body. Finally, coming in number 10 on the list is the American Crocodile. They are found along the coast of Florida as north as the Hillsborough/Pasco County border on the west side of Florida.

Below, you can find the top five most dangerous animals in Florida.

Yes, Great White Sharks are found in the waters around Florida. A almost 1,200 pound shark that was almost 13 feet in length was tracked back in March of this year.

#1 and #2 on the list are sharks. They are in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. They grow to about 11 feet and can live about 24 years.

Alligators live in all 67 counties in Florida. You can find alligators in any body of water including lakes, ponds, rivers, marshes, swamps and man-made canals. We've seen multiple reports this year of gator attacks, even some fatal ones.

They are found in pine flatwoods, longleaf pine and turkey oak hammocks, sand pine scrub areas, and coastal barrier islands. Yes it is venomous.

It is venomous and can be found throughout Florida. It is called a cottonmouth because of the white color of the inside of its mouth.