Especially on its back streets, you'll be constantly coming across these cocky (no pun intended) critters - and if you're staying in a guesthouse back there, be prepared to hear them at the crack of dawn!

Read more about the "Conch Republic" in Tripatini member Fyllis Hockman's post Key West - Florida History Wrapped up in Fanciful Funk & Frivolity.

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