Joe Gisondi > Quotes

“When it comes to wildlife, no state is deadlier than Florida. Let me count the ways: fire ants, mosquitoes, alligators, eastern diamondback rattlers, black bears, panthers, coral snakes, bull sharks, jellyfish, black widow spiders, water moccasins, wasps, crocodiles, pygmy rattlers, brown recluse spiders, wild boar, copperheads, scorpions, Burmese pythons. And ticks. No state has more attacks from fire ants, sharks, or snakes. Let’s not forget Mother Nature, who is equally aggressive. Florida is the lightning capital of the United States, attracting by far the most strikes to ground, injuries (more than two thousand since 1959) and fatalities (nearly five hundred since 1959). About seven people die each year from lightning in the Sunshine State, accounting for about 15 percent of the total number of U.S. fatalities each year.”
― Joe Gisondi, Monster Trek: The Obsessive Search for Bigfoot

“Outside the Pacific Northwest, Florida is among the most bustling areas for bigfoot, according to BFRO reports, getting as much activity as Ohio and Texas. In Florida, though, the creatures are called Skunk Apes, smaller, leaner, and far-stinkier cousins that have a strong, foul odor reminiscent of a dead skunk mixed with cow manure and rotten eggs.”
― Joe Gisondi, Monster Trek: The Obsessive Search for Bigfoot