Florida Water Snakes Pictures
There are many harmless watersnakes genus nerodia that are frequently confused with venomous water moccasins a k a.
Florida water snakes pictures. Or if you wish to learn more about the snakes of florida you can visit my general snake removal page. Here are individual pages with photos of snakes i ve caught. The florida banded water snake for example is common near bodies of water and is entirely harmless. Some are single uniform colors.
But where you re likely to find them you can normally find cottonmouths. Nerodia fasciata linnaeus 1766 the following will separate the two southern water snakes found in florida if you are unable to distinguish between them based on the characteristics in the key below you probably can do so using the geographic location alone. Florida snake identification key southern water snake. Cottonmouths agkistrodon piscivorus sadly harmless snakes are often killed out of fear for the safety of family and pets.
Pygmy rattlesnake baby cottonmouth photo picture pine woods snake eastern coachwhip snake baby black racer snake water moccasin florida cottonmouth snake banded water snake. Different species of snake can often be distinguished by their characteristic color patterns. Here is a quick look at most of florida s snakes by pattern. Harmless watersnake or venomous water moccasin.
Ponds rivers and streams you re likely to see water snakes. Florida snakes visual identification. Others have dark or light markings organized into stripes spots blotches or some other pattern. Banded water snakes inhabit nearly all freshwater habitats throughout florida except the keys.