Florida

Snakes in Wakulla County

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

Venomous snakes in Wakulla County

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Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
Venomous
Stout, dark-blotched body, nine large scales on the crown, and a small rattle.
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.
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.
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Venomous
Heavy body, broad triangular head, vertical (cat-like) pupils, and a segmented keratin rattle at the tail tip.

Every snake recorded in Wakulla County

Pantherophis guttatus

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Pantherophis spiloides

Harmless

Northern Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Venomous

Scarlet Kingsnake

Lampropeltis elapsoides

Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Masticophis flagellum

Farancia erytrogramma

Storeria occipitomaculata

Harmless

Western Ratsnake

Pantherophis obsoletus

Plain-bellied Watersnake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Harmless

Florida Green Watersnake

Pituophis melanoleucus

Mexican West Coast Boa Constrictor

Boa sigma

Harmless

Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.

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