Florida Snake ID Guide – Florida Museum of Natural History
Jan 5, 2021 · Identify your snake below by filtering results based on the region you saw the snake and its main color or pattern. Guide to Patterns:
About this Guide – Florida Snake ID Guide - Florida Museum
Nov 30, 2020 · This online guide to the snakes of Florida is based on work initially led by former collection manager Dr. Kenneth L. Krysko and Curator Emeritus Dr. F. Wayne King. The individual species accounts have been updated, revised, and expanded by collection manager Dr. Coleman Sheehy with additional input from Curator Dr. David C. Blackburn.
Southern Watersnake – Florida Snake ID Guide - Florida Museum
Sep 8, 2021 · Florida Watersnake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris) Florida Watersnakes are found throughout the peninsula south and east of the Suwannee River, excluding the Florida Keys. Although active mainly at night, Southern Watersnakes may be found during the day sunning on banks or on vegetation hanging over the water.
Scarletsnake – Florida Snake ID Guide - Florida Museum
Sep 8, 2021 · Scarletsnakes may be active all year long in southern Florida. These snakes are nocturnal and are sometimes seen crossing roads after dark. Scarletsnakes in Florida have color patterns that closely resemble the color pattern of Harlequin Coralsnakes (see section on comparison with other species above).
Florida Cottonmouth – Florida Snake ID Guide - Florida Museum
Sep 23, 2022 · There are eight species of non-venomous watersnakes (species in the genus Nerodia) in Florida that overlap with cottonmouths in distribution and habitat, and all of them resemble cottonmouths. However, there are some differences you can look for in general to help distinguish cottonmouths from watersnakes:
Red Cornsnake – Florida Snake ID Guide - Florida Museum
Sep 8, 2021 · NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Cornsnake, Corn Snake, Chicken snake, Red ratsnake, Eastern Cornsnake Basic description Most adult cornsnakes are about 30-48 inches (76-122 cm) in total length. Adults are orangish-brown with black bordered orange, red, or brownish blotches.
Florida Kingsnake – Florida Snake ID Guide - Florida Museum
Sep 8, 2021 · Florida King Snake. Basic description. Most adult Florida Kingsnakes are about 36-48 inches (90-122 cm) in total length. These snakes are variable in coloration from brown to yellow. They have more than 40 yellowish crossbands down the back and a degenerate chain-like pattern along the sides. The scales between the crossbands lighten with age.
Florida Crowned Snake – Florida Snake ID Guide - Florida Museum
Sep 8, 2021 · Florida Crowned Snakes are typically found in sandhills, well-drained grassy dunes, dry pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks. However, these secretive snakes often remain hidden beneath leaflitter, logs, rocks, or other surface cover.
Florida Amphibians & Reptiles – Discover Herpetology - Florida …
Jan 3, 2022 · Looking for snakes? Check out our Florida Snake ID Guide for detailed information on each species! For both scientific and common names we mostly follow: Crother, B.I. (ed.). 2008.
Glossy Swampsnake – Florida Snake ID Guide - Florida Museum
Sep 8, 2021 · Eastern Glossy Swampsnake, Gulf Swampsnake, Glossy Crayfish Snake. Basic description. Most adult Glossy Swampsnakes are about 14-24 inches (36-61 cm) in total length. These small snakes are glossy brown to olive brown, and there may be a faint dark stripe down the back and down each side. The eyes are relatively large.