Florida

Snakes in Highlands County

40 species have been documented here, 5 of them venomous.

Venomous snakes in Highlands 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.
Eastern Coralsnake
Micrurus fulvius
Venomous
Rings of red, yellow, and black where red touches yellow; small rounded head and round pupils.
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
Venomous
Heavy body, broad triangular head, vertical (cat-like) pupils, and a segmented keratin rattle at the tail tip.
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
Venomous
Stout, dark-blotched body, nine large scales on the crown, and a small rattle.
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 Highlands County

Masticophis flagellum

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Harmless

Red Cornsnake

Pantherophis guttatus

Florida Crowned Snake

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Indotyphlops braminus

Lampropeltis elapsoides

Harmless

Florida Green Watersnake

Pituophis melanoleucus

Pine Woods Littersnake

Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Pantherophis obsoletus

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Mississippi Green Watersnake

Mexican West Coast Boa Constrictor

Boa sigma

Harmless

Southeastern Crowned Snake

Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.

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