Florida

Snakes in Okaloosa County

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

Venomous snakes in Okaloosa County

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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 Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
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.
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Venomous
Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.
Florida Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon conanti
Venomous
Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.

Every snake recorded in Okaloosa County

Pantherophis spiloides

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Masticophis flagellum

Pantherophis guttatus

Harmless

Southeastern Crowned Snake

Storeria occipitomaculata

Harmless

Eastern Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Pituophis melanoleucus

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Venomous

Scarlet Kingsnake

Lampropeltis elapsoides

Indotyphlops braminus

Southern Hognose Snake

Heterodon simus

Harmless

Plain-bellied Watersnake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Harmless

Pine Woods Littersnake

Farancia erytrogramma

Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.

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