Florida

Snakes in Hillsborough County

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

Venomous snakes in Hillsborough 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.
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 Hillsborough County

Pantherophis guttatus

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Harmless

Brahminy Blindsnake

Indotyphlops braminus

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus adamanteus

Venomous

Pine Woods Littersnake

Florida Crowned Snake

Florida Green Watersnake

Lampropeltis elapsoides

Harmless

Common Coachwhip

Masticophis flagellum

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Lampropeltis extenuata

Harmless

Western Ratsnake

Pantherophis obsoletus

Harmless

Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Lampropeltis triangulum

Mexican West Coast Boa Constrictor

Boa sigma

Harmless

Puerto Rican Racer

Borikenophis portoricensis

Harmless

Yellow-tailed Indigo Snake

California King Snake

Lampropeltis californiae

Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.

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