Florida

Snakes in Columbia County

37 species have been documented here, 6 of them venomous.

Venomous snakes in Columbia County

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Florida Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon conanti
Venomous
Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
Venomous
Stout, dark-blotched body, nine large scales on the crown, and a small rattle.
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Venomous
Heavy body, broad triangular head, vertical (cat-like) pupils, and a segmented keratin rattle at the tail tip.
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
Venomous
Heavy body, broad triangular head, vertical (cat-like) pupils, and a segmented keratin rattle at the tail tip.
Eastern Coralsnake
Micrurus fulvius
Venomous
Rings of red, yellow, and black where red touches yellow; small rounded head and round pupils.
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Venomous
Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.

Every snake recorded in Columbia County

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Pantherophis guttatus

Harmless

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Plain-bellied Watersnake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Storeria occipitomaculata

Harmless

Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Venomous

Pine Woods Littersnake

Lampropeltis elapsoides

Harmless

Common Coachwhip

Masticophis flagellum

Florida Crowned Snake

Pantherophis obsoletus

Lampropeltis triangulum

Indotyphlops braminus

Harmless

Florida Green Watersnake

Nerodia floridana

Harmless

Rainbow Snake

Farancia erytrogramma

Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.

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