Juvenile Florida Rattlesnakes

Especially for people who live in regions where the cottonmouth is prevalent.

Juvenile florida rattlesnakes. Juvenile pygmy rattlesnakes have beautiful coloration. Different species of snake can often be distinguished by their characteristic color patterns. Baby cottonmouths are as dangerous as their parents and learning how to identify them is an essential skill. There are 46 species of snakes in florida and only 6 of them are venomous.

However there are just 6 venomous snakes in florida. She was able to shoo it out the front door. One described even eats venomous snakes and is a federally protected threatened species. Black racer or blacksnake blotched juvenile upper image and solid colored adult lower image photos by dr.

Some are single uniform colors. Others have dark or light markings organized into stripes spots blotches or some other pattern. Eastern diamondback rattlesnake eastern coral snake water moccasin a k a. Florida s snakes black racer or blacksnake coluber constrictor non venomous blotched juvenile solid colored adult.

To use it you only have to observe the color and characteristics of the scales on the back and on the belly of the snake. Cottonmouth snakes are the only venomous water snake in north america and are part of the pit viper family that includes rattlesnakes mamushi vipers and more. These snakes don t seem to be aggressive they are mostly interested in. The largest of florida s venomous snakes the diamondback used to be much more common than it is today.

Cottonmouth pygmy rattlesnake timber rattlesnake copperhead the below 6 are the most commonly sighted snakes of florida in order. Black racer the juvenile very commonly seen looks nothing like the adult 2. The eastern diamondback rattler has the most lethal bite. Here is a quick look at most of florida s snakes by pattern.

These snakes are highly venomous and pose a genuine danger to humans. Whereas non venomous snakes have long tapered bodies the bodies of rattlesnakes even young ones are comparatively thick in the middle. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake the timber rattlesnake the dusky pygmy rattlesnake the coral snake the cottonmouth and the copperhead. The snakes that i have personally seen are all black with narrow pointed heads and between 3 4 ft but my wife said one came in the house and it was 9 10 ft long it was probably attracted to our bird which also went crazy.

This simplified key is an aid to the identification of the snakes of florida for use by laymen with no technical training in herpetology. These creatures play an important role in our florida ecosystems. Even in our youth bounties were paid for these rattlesnakes because they were so easy to find and so large. The below are the venomous snakes of florida.

Read on to learn about some of florida s most commonly confused snakes.