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1.1 Black Racers (Coluber) 1.2 Coachwhips (Masticophis) ... This list of snakes of Florida includes all snakes in the U.S. state of Florida. Non-venomous
The bluestripe ribbon snake (Thamnophis saurita nitae), which belongs in the same family as the garter snakes, is a subspecies of the ribbon snake that occurs along the Gulf Coast in Florida. Adults are thin and are black with a mid-dorsal stripe that is a lighter shade of black and two blue stripes, hence the name "bluestripe ribbon snake".
Two species are introduced, including the Burmese python, which was introduced when Hurricane Andrew destroyed a holding facility full of imported snakes, and which created a huge media storm and fears it would become widely invasive, but this species has proven unable to withstand colder weather outside of extreme South Florida.
The love for snakes is a family affair for the Christoforus, who own 200 of the serpents — such as rare green tree pythons, Amazon basin boas, Boeleni pythons and two venomous species, including ...
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Florida wildlife officials are caring for a rare two-headed snake after a family found the strange reptile in Palm Harbor. The southern black racer is bicephalic, meaning it has two heads, likely ...
Eastern rat snake (subadult), Pantherophis quadrivittatus, in Maryland P. alleghaniensis is found in the United States east of the Apalachicola River in Florida, east of the Chattahoochee River in Georgia, east of the Appalachian Mountains, north to southeastern New York and western Vermont, eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, south to the Florida Keys.
A snake-wrangling couple got a big surprise the other day in Southwest Florida. ... had received a message from a concerned homeowner near Naples about a “huge python” in the backyard.