Florida Water Snake Baby

Sometimes coral snakes have a dark splatter pattern like spray paint on the red bands.

Florida water snake baby. There are several harmless florida water snakes that look a bit like cottonmouths in both head shape and coloration. Water snakes on the other hand aren t nearly as identical to a close up copperhead if you take a look at some baby copperhead pictures for a comparison. Harmless watersnake or venomous water moccasin. Fasciata they are solid squarish spots.

There are many harmless watersnakes genus nerodia that are frequently confused with venomous water moccasins a k a. 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. Of florida s 46 native species of snakes 35 are found in the central florida region shown in blue on this map including four of the six venomous species timber rattlesnakes and copperheads are only found in north florida only one non native species the tiny brahminy blindsnake is found in central florida. Banded water snake vs.

The cottonmouth is a common and venomous florida snake also called a water moccasin. Coral snakes micrurus fulvius are venomous snakes with black yellow and red coloring. The florida banded water snake for example is common near bodies of water and is entirely harmless. It does look like a copperhead though.

In south florida you re likely to find coral snakes eastern diamondbacks and pygmy rattlesnakes. F pictiventris these markings consist of transverse blotches many of them enclosing an oval white spot whereas in n. Others have dark or light markings organized into stripes spots blotches or some other pattern. Cottonmouths agkistrodon piscivorus sadly harmless snakes are often killed out of fear for the safety of family and pets.

Here is a quick look at most of florida s snakes by pattern. Coral snakes have narrow yellow rings separating wider red and black bands along its body. The cottonmouth has a sharply angled head as most pit vipers do with a pit between its eyes and nostrils. Water moccasins aren t the only aquatic snake in florida.

The florida water snake differs from the southern water snake n. Fasciata chiefly in the shape of the markings on the ventrals. Cottonmouth the trouble with brown snakes is they all look very similar. But where you re likely to find them you can normally find cottonmouths.

Just see above this is a totally harmless common water snake. Florida snakes visual identification. That is a defense mechanism for them. Central florida s snakes.