Black Garter Snake Florida

Garter snakes eastern garter snake.

Black garter snake florida. Long and bigger around than a golf ball. Thamnophis sirtalis linnaeus 1766 the following will separate the two garter 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. The coluber constrictor priapus more commonly known as the black racer is one of the more common types of nonvenomous snakes in the southern parts of the united states of america. Florida snake identification key common garter snake.

These photos may not be used without the express written permission of the photographer. Florida s snakes common gartersnake thamnophis sirtalis non venomous blotched and striped. Underside of the head chin and throat c. Had a few black snakes quite a few years ago but this is the first big one in a while.

Florida snakes visual identification. Top of the head b. Red belly snakes florida brown snake. Garter snake identification can also be a fun activity because they are not aggressive snakes and taking the time to look at one means little personal harm to the observer.

Side of the head range. Crowned snakes southeastern crown snake. Their body color can range from blue prominent in florida blue garter snakes to the many shades of red visible in west coast species. Black racer or blacksnake blotched juvenile upper image and solid colored adult lower image photos by dr.

Common gartersnake color variations photos by dr. The garter snake is often confused with garden snake although this is a name mistake more than anything else. Black racers southern black racer. In florida the eastern garter snake occurs throughout the state excluding the florida keys and the gulf coast from eastern wakulla county in the panhandle south to hernando county in the central peninsula.

I knew they were attracted to mice but someone said moles also. Common garter snake thamnophis sirtalis uniform colors are solid colors black brown tan orange yellow gray blue or green without any markings. Had a heart attack. Some may appear uniform in color in some.

Florida s snakes black racer or blacksnake coluber constrictor non venomous blotched juvenile solid colored adult. Outside of florida it is found throughout the. Front face view of the head d. On some species the color may be darker on the head and neck and become lighter on the back part of the body.

I ve had small garter snakes before but last week was doing yard work and had a big black snake 5 6 ft. A telling characteristic of the black racer is that they are very active during the day.