He didn’t have his equipment with him so he caught the gator in True Florida man style — with his bare hands!

Floridians know the annual migration of "snowbirds" is approaching, and to help out our neighbors from the north, we've compiled a list of terms they need to know to communicate with locals.

The new Netflix series “Florida Man" may be a play on the popular meme about wacky news stories out of the sunshine state, but it's not a TV show making fun of Florida.

Deputies said they found Randy Wealand riding a $60,000 JLG Lull alongside A1A at Ocean Shore Boulevard around 8 a.m.

Maybe Florida Man has finally met his match.

It’s a comical attempt at a smooth getaway.

A Florida man tried to trade in a vehicle from the same dealership he stole it from, police said.

It’s something no Florida dog owner ever thinks will actually happen, until it does — your pet getting attacked by an alligator.

As if 2020 wasn’t a memorable enough year, these Florida men and women found a way to make their way into the news. We have hand-picked the Top 10 “Because Florida” stories from 2020 as the year comes to an end. Florida man holding trash can for friend finds dead bodyWhat a disturbing find. Florida man wrestles gator to save dogThis viral story is Florida in a nutshell. Florida man with Down Syndrome competes in Ironman triathlonIt was a big win for this Florida man!

NAPLES, Fla. – Florida authorities say that when two young men were pulled over for street racing, one of the drivers blasted the song “Bad Boys,” the opening theme to the TV show “Cops.”The Collier County Sheriff's Office said Oscar Llera Iturralde, 19, and Jose Ramirez-Sanchez, 20, were arrested and charged with racing on a public highway. A third man, Joel Aguilar Hernandez, 20, was charged with riding as a passenger in a race competition. The arrest report said he coordinated the race between the two vehicles. The sheriff's office says deputies saw the two cars drive past them when the passenger leaned out the window and yelled “20 roll on three,” which deputies say stands for “start racing at 20 miles per hour.”The deputies followed the cars, which began speeding after a traffic light turned green, going as fast as 95 miles per hour (about 153 kph), well over the 55 mile-per-hour limit on that stretch. After the drivers were pulled over, deputies say the youngest man, Llera Iturralde, blasted “Bad Boys” on his car stereo.

Photos of a whale shark spotted off Siesta Key on May 5, 2020. (Image credit: @alexdgroat on Instagram)SIESTA KEY, Fla. – A Florida man was bitten by a shark and walked home bleeding where a woman called 911 and had him taken to a hospital. News outlets reported the man was swimming in the waters off Siesta Key, Florida, when the attack happened. WTVT reported a woman called 911 and said the 39-year-old man had been bitten on his hand and arm and was bleeding profusely. She was heard reassuring him “everything’s going to be OK.”Sarasota Memorial Hospital spokesman Kim Savage said a man had been admitted Tuesday and the wound was confirmed to have been a shark bite, but she said she could not provide any more details on his condition or personal information.

They say the most pressing hearings can still be done by phone so immigrants aren't stuck in detention indefinitely. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)TAMPA, Fla. – A Florida man has been convicted of pretending to be an attorney and filing hundreds of fake immigration applications. Elvis Harold Reyes, 56, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Tampa federal court to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to court records. He faces up to 20 years in prison for the mail fraud and a mandatory consecutive 2 years for the identity theft. He portrayed himself as an immigration attorney, though he has never had a law license.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. – That darn wind is always causing trouble, especially for “Florida Man.”A man pulled over by police in Fort Pierce last month claimed the cocaine residue found inside a Budweiser can along with a crack pipe was blown there by the wind, according to News 6 sister station WPLG. Police noticed Joseph Zak, 37, appeared to be trying to discard an item when he was stopped for failing to pause at a stop sign, The Smoking Gun reports. When cops asked Zak about the white residue inside the can which eventually tested positive for crack cocaine, he told them "the police or the wind must have placed it there." Zak was arrested and jailed.

A Tennessee woman claims she contracted a flesh-eating bacteria from a trip to the nail salon. My thumb started throbbing, Sharp told WTVF. "The doctors told us had I waited another hour it might not be a good situation," said Sharp. She said shes lucky to be alive.Now, Sharp is suing the nail salon where she believes she picked up the bacteria. RELATED STORIESHow This Girl Got a Flesh-Eating Bacteria on Vacation in FloridaDoctors Remove 25% of Florida Man's Skin After He Contracts Flesh-Eating BacteriaGirl Who Contracted Flesh-Eating Bacteria Is Back on Her Feet and Walking Toward Recovery