Florida Water Snake Species

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.

Florida water snake species. That is a defense mechanism for them. The coral snake is one of florida s venomous species. Venomous pit vipers florida cottonmouth. This list of snakes of florida includes all snakes in the u s.

Others have dark or light markings organized into stripes spots blotches or some other pattern. 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. Very few bites are reported however because they tend to be shy. Different species of snake can often be distinguished by their characteristic color patterns.

Florida snake identification key southern water snake. Water snakes brown watersnake. These water snakes can grow up to 5 feet in length. Here is a quick look at most of florida s snakes by pattern.

Over time they have adopted many scientific names such as natrix sipedon fasciata tropidonotous fasciatus and coluber fasciatus. They don t have venom. Some are single uniform colors. All the species of water snakes are non venomous.

Florida green water snakes are found throughout florida except the keys and typically inhabit calm waters of lakes prairies marshes ponds estuaries and slow flowing canals. The banded water snake also known as the nerodia fasciata fasciata is one of the types of snakes that you rarely see in the southern area of north america is mostly where these snakes are found. They tend to give birth like a mammal. State of florida non venomous.

In fact it has the second most deadly venom of any snake in north america. There are several harmless florida water snakes that look a bit like cottonmouths in both head shape and coloration. Florida snakes visual identification. Water snakes are not poisonous.

They are the largest water snakes in any species. An american alligator and a burmese python in everglades. Unlike many other snakes the watersnakes don t lay eggs. Banded water snakes inhabit nearly all freshwater habitats throughout florida except the keys.