Juvenile Banded Water Snake Florida

Comparison with other species.

Juvenile banded water snake florida. For more information on snake identification please visit the university of florida s florida museum s division of herpetology webpage. The young are 7 5 10 5 inches 19 26 6 cm at birth. The banded water snake can be found in nearly all freshwater habitats including ponds lakes streams rivers and marshes. The florida banded water snake is.

Central florida s snakes. This snake hook helps handle the snake. If you would like to watch a webinar where i describe several varieties of snakes in central florida and talk about basic do s and don ts for snake emergencies you can watch that webinar on youtube. A large banded water snake.

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. These photos may not be used without the express written permission of the photographer. 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. This venomous juvenile water moccasin also has a wide blocky head and a very obvious neck that is narrower than the head.

Florida snake identification key southern water snake. The beautiful corn snake. In one study of the species the average body mass of adult snakes was 464 3 g 16 38 oz. The cottonmouth again dangerously close.

Florida s snakes southern or banded watersnake nerodia fasciata non venomous banded. A small banded water snake. A deadly cottonmouth water moccasin. A beautiful flower snake.

Banded watersnake adult upper image and juvenile lower image photos by john jensen upper photo and kevin enge fwc lower photo. A very large garter snake. This photo was sent to us by an extension client who needlessly killed the snake and asked that we confirm that it was a venomous species. Its range extends northeast up the coastal plain to north carolina and west to southwestern alabama.

6 5 boa constrictor was found in a garage. The florida banded water snake nerodia fasciata pictiventris a subspecies of the banded water snake southern water snake nerodia fasciata is a nonvenomous natricine colubrid native to the southeastern united states geographic range. This 5 5 boa was found on a lawn. The brown water snake nerodia taxispilota has squarish dorsal blotches along its entire body.

The florida water snake bears live young.