VenomousSnakesFlorida.pdf

VenomousInsectsFL.pdf

SouthernBlackWidowSpider.pdf

BrownRecluseSpider.pdf

Species of snake found in Florida. The overwhelming majority of species are NOT venomous. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herpetology/florida-amphibians-reptiles/snakes/

Online guide to snakes of Florida - https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/list

Visual guide to snakes of Florida https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/visual-id/

Only six of Florida's 44 snake species are venomous, the eastern coral snake, the southern copperhead, the cottonmouth, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, the timber rattlesnake, and the dusky pygmy rattlesnake. Most Florida snakes are harmless and beneficial and remove extra rodent populations. Even the venomous species are not particularly dangerous unless stepped on or otherwise provoked.

Most snakes you encounter are most likely to be non-venomous. By recognizing common non-venomous snakes and understanding something of their habits, you can take a more relaxed attitude toward them and appreciate them as an integral part of Florida's wildlife.

http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/snakes/florida.shtml

http://myfwc.com/conservation/you-conserve/wildlife/snakes/

http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/reptiles-and-amphibians/reptiles/snakes/eastern-indigo-snake/