Florida

Snakes in Osceola County

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

Venomous snakes in Osceola 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 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.
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 Osceola County

Pantherophis guttatus

Harmless

Eastern Ratsnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Florida Green Watersnake

Pine Woods Littersnake

Rhadinaea flavilata

Harmless

Brahminy Blindsnake

Indotyphlops braminus

Harmless

Scarlet Kingsnake

Lampropeltis elapsoides

Florida Crowned Snake

Masticophis flagellum

Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Mexican West Coast Boa Constrictor

Yellow-tailed Indigo Snake

Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.

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