Southern Snake Lady
Field guide

Snakes of Northeast Florida

Only 6 of Florida’s 45 native snake species are venomous, and only 5 of them live in Northeast Florida. Tap any snake to learn how to spot it.

Venomous: respect from a distance

Copperhead
Venomous Panhandle onlyCopperheadAgkistrodon contortrix
Cottonmouth / Water Moccasin
VenomousCottonmouthAgkistrodon piscivorus
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
VenomousEastern DiamondbackCrotalus adamanteus
Timber Rattlesnake
VenomousTimber RattlesnakeCrotalus horridus
Pygmy Rattlesnake
VenomousPygmy RattlesnakeSistrurus miliarius barbouri
Coral Snake
VenomousCoral SnakeMicrurus fulvius

Non-venomous: our backyard helpers

Eastern Garter Snake
Non-venomousEastern Garter SnakeThamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Black Racer
Non-venomousBlack RacerColuber constrictor priapus
Eastern Rat Snake
Non-venomousEastern Rat SnakePantherophis alleghaniensis
Scarlet Snake
Non-venomousScarlet SnakeCemophora coccinea
Scarlet Kingsnake
Non-venomousScarlet KingsnakeLampropeltis elapsoides
Florida Brown Snake
Non-venomousFlorida Brown SnakeStoreria victa
Banded Water Snake
Non-venomousBanded Water SnakeNerodia fasciata
Pinewoods Littersnake
Non-venomousPinewoods LittersnakeRhadinaea flavilata
Corn Snake
Non-venomousCorn SnakePantherophis guttatus
Florida Green Watersnake
Non-venomousFlorida Green WatersnakeNerodia floridana
Brown Watersnake
Non-venomousBrown WatersnakeNerodia taxispilota

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