Snooty the manatee has been helping to bring extra attention to Manatee County for a long time.

He's the oldest known living Manatee at age 66, and last year, outdoor travel author and TV personality Richard Bang visited him at the South Florida Museum.

Because of Snooty, Bang named the manatees of Manatees No. 2 among the 10 Best Wildlife Places for 2015 in a Huffington Post blog.

"He has the same Wilford Brimley snout, the same rounded body and flat tail, and the same ageless appeal," Bang wrote.