Snakes in Monroe 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.

• 
  Northern Cottonmouth

  Agkistrodon piscivorus

  ▲ 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.

Every snake recorded in Monroe County

Burmese Python

Python bivittatus

Harmless

North American Racer

Coluber constrictor

Harmless

Red Cornsnake

Pantherophis guttatus

Harmless

Saltmarsh Snake

Nerodia clarkii

Harmless

Eastern Ratsnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Harmless

Banded Watersnake

Nerodia fasciata

Harmless

Florida Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon conanti

▲ Venomous

Common Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis saurita

Harmless

Scarletsnake

Cemophora coccinea

Harmless

Brown Watersnake

Nerodia taxispilota

Harmless

Rough Greensnake

Opheodrys aestivus

Harmless

Ring-necked Snake

Diadophis punctatus

Harmless

Brahminy Blindsnake

Indotyphlops braminus

Harmless

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Harmless

Pygmy Rattlesnake

Sistrurus miliarius

▲ Venomous

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus adamanteus

▲ Venomous

Eastern Kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula

Harmless

Florida Brownsnake

Storeria victa

Harmless

Florida Green Watersnake

Nerodia floridana

Harmless

Northern Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus

▲ Venomous

Striped Swampsnake

Liodytes alleni

Harmless

Eastern Coralsnake

Micrurus fulvius

▲ Venomous

Mexican West Coast Boa Constrictor

Boa sigma

Harmless

Western Ratsnake

Pantherophis obsoletus

Harmless

Mudsnake

Farancia abacura

Harmless

Boa Constrictor

Boa constrictor

Harmless

Scarlet Kingsnake

Lampropeltis elapsoides

Harmless

Eastern Indigo Snake

Drymarchon couperi

Harmless

Ball Python

Python regius

Harmless

Common Watersnake

Nerodia sipedon

Harmless

DeKay's Brownsnake

Storeria dekayi

Harmless

Central American Boa

Boa imperator

Harmless

Yellow-tailed Indigo Snake

Drymarchon corais

Harmless

Levant Rat Snake

Elaphe druzei

Harmless

Japanese Four-lined Ratsnake

Elaphe quadrivirgata

Harmless

Striped Keelback

Xenochrophis vittatus

Harmless

Eastern Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum

Harmless

Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Harmless

Mississippi Green Watersnake

Nerodia cyclopion

Harmless

Western Parrot-Snake

Leptophis occidentalis

Harmless

Western Rainbow Boa

Epicrates cenchria

Harmless

Yellow Anaconda

Eunectes notaeus

Harmless

East African Sand Boa

Eryx colubrinus

Harmless

Tantilla selmae

Harmless

Rim Rock Crowned Snake

Tantilla oolitica

Harmless

Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.

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