Many of the most dangerous species in Florida aren't in zoos or sanctuaries. They are in people's houses, at private animal attractions, or in once-rural settings now surrounded by housing developments. Use this database and map to see the 400 Florida businesses and residents holding permits for the wildest and most lethal species. Enter a category to narrow your search or search “all” to see the complete database.
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How To Use This Database
Enter a category to narrow your search or click “all” to see the complete database. See the key at the bottom of any results page to determine what types of animals a license holder can possess. Click “map it” to see a license holder’s location. Click a column header on a results page to rank information numerically or alphabetically.
For questions or comments, contact Dennis Joyce, Data Circle editor, at djoyce@tampatrib.com.
About This Database
Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Commission regulates possession, exhibition and sale of certain wildlife, under these classifications: reptiles of concern, Class I wildlife, Class II wildlife, Class III wildlife, endangered species, species of special concern, venomous reptiles, game mammals and birds, conditional nonnative wildlife, prohibited nonnative wildlife, threatened species. This database includes the wildest and most lethal species.
ESA – Exhibition/sale of Class I & II wildlife (possess 25 or less).
ESB - Exhibition/sale of Class I & II wildlife (possess 26 or more).
PPL - Personal possession of Class II wildlife.
Online producer: Janine Dorsey
