Try living near suitcase city in Tampa.
That place is crazy!
Because california crazy become normalized by information warfare. That is why naked men can dance in front of children in a parade down main street and no one blinks an eye.
People are horrible.
Looking back in history Floridians with gators/crocs is the earliest I can find of specific Florida crazy.
Florida has its share of drunks who act drunk=crazy.
Florida has its share of sex-perverts=crazy.
But no more so than NJ, LA, NV an a few other states.
Florida stands out with crazy animal stories with crocs/gators at the top.