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Snakes encountered on your property or in your home should be left alone. Do not attempt to handle any snake found in Florida as it may be a venomous snake. Calling Wildlife Ranger for the capture and removal of the snake is the best solution to your snake issue. We have years of experience and training at both identifying and handling the snakes of Florida. If possible, try to keep the snake in view until our wildlife operator arrives. This will give us the greatest chance of successfully locating and removing the unwanted snake. List of Florida Snakes (and some variations in name): |
There are 45 species of snakes found in Florida along with 44 subspecies. Although most of those 45 species will bite if provoked, only 6 species are venomous. The venomous snakes we come across in Central Florida are the Coral Snake, Cottonmouth (Water Moccasin), Eastern Diamondback Rattler, and the Pygmy Rattler (the Copperhead and Timber Rattlesnake are not native to our area). |
Pygmy rattlesnake Pine snake Florida pine snake Black pine snake Pine woods snake Plainbelly watersnake Redbelly watersnake Yellowbelly watersnake Queen snake Racer Brownchin racer Everglades racer Southern racer Rainbow snake South Florida rainbow snake Rat snake Yellow rat snake Everglades rat snake Gray rat snake Rattlesnake Redbelly snake Florida redbelly snake Northern redbelly snake Red ratsnake Ribbon snake Bluestriped ribbon snake Peninsula ribbon snake Eastern ribbon snake Rim rock crowned snake Ringneck snake Key ringneck snake Southern ringneck snake Rough earth snake Rough green snake Peninsula green snake Salt marsh snake Gulf salt marsh snake Mangrove salt marsh snake Atlantic salt marsh snake Scarlet kingsnake Scarlet snake Florida scarlet snake Northern scarlet snake Short-tailed snake Smooth earth snake Southeastern crowned snake Southern copperhead Southern hognose snake Striped crayfish snake Swamp snake South Florida swamp snake North Florida swamp snake Timber rattlesnake Water moccasin |
Banded watersnake Black pine snake Black snake (Black Racer) Blind snake Brahminy blind snake Brown snake Marsh brown snake Florida brown snake Midland brown snake Brown watersnake Coachwhip Copperhead Coral snake Corn snake Rosy rat snake Cottonmouth Florida cottonmouth Eastern cottonmouth Crayfish snake Crowned snake Diamondback rattlesnake Dusky pygmy rattlesnake Earth snake Eastern coachwhip Eastern diamondback rattlesnake Eastern hognose snake Eastern indigo snake Florida crowned snake Central Florida crowned snake Coastal dunes crowned snake Peninsular crowned snake Florida green watersnake Florida pine snake Garter snake Bluestripe garter snake Eastern garter snake Glossy crayfish snake Gulf crayfish snake Green watersnake Hognose snake Indigo snake Kingsnake Florida kingsnake Eastern kingsnake Midland watersnake Mole kingsnake South Florida mole kingsnake Mud Snake Eastern Mudsnake Western Mudsnake |
Do not attempt to handle wild snakes! Do not kill unwanted snakes! Call Wildlife Ranger: 407.902.4010. |
Unwanted Encounters with the Snakes of Florida: |