Florida Rattlesnake

A bartow couple on a birdwatching trip came across something that really ruffled their feathers.

Florida rattlesnake. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake species and is one of the heaviest known species of venomous snake with one specimen shot in 1946 measuring 2 4 m 7 8 ft in length and weighing 15 4 kg 34 lb. The largest of florida s venomous snakes the diamondback used to be much more common than it is today. However other venomous snakes may rival this species in weight. Only six of florida s 44 snake species are venomous.

Even in our youth bounties were paid for these rattlesnakes because they were so easy to find and so large. As far as florida is concerned this snake is usually only found in eight or nine northern counties. State of florida non venomous. There are about 50 species in the state but only six are venomous.

Five to six feet is not uncommon. In 2009 the florida times union reported on this very incident. Augustine resident but as the times union reported. The eastern coral snake the southern copperhead the cottonmouth the eastern diamondback rattlesnake the timber rattlesnake and the dusky.

However there are just 6 venomous snakes in florida. Augustine called brandon booth who owns a 1 trapper man on sunday to come get the snake from near the entrance to the. The eastern diamondback rattler has the most lethal bite. Indeed the rattler was found by a st.

An american alligator and a burmese python in everglades national park. Black racers southern black racer. A much exaggerated snake tale. A diamondback rattlesnake can grow to a fearsome length.

A resident at tuscany village townhomes near florida 16 and interstate 95 at st. Snake bite season runs from april to october in florida. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake timber rattlesnake dusky pygmy. This simplified key is an aid to the identification of the snakes of florida for use by laymen with no technical training in herpetology.

Red belly snakes florida brown. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake the timber rattlesnake the dusky pygmy rattlesnake the coral snake the cottonmouth and the copperhead. A 6 foot 100 pound diamondback rattlesnake. This list of snakes of florida includes all snakes in the u s.

The timber rattlesnake a venomous pit viper is also sometimes called the canebrake rattlesnake.