Meet the longest and heaviest snakes. Here are some tips on how to identify snakes, their venom and what to do if you get bitten. How do I identify a snake I found in Florida?

According to the University of Florida’s Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, the eastern diamondback has a tan, brown or grayish body color and is usually 3-5 feet in size.. Besides ...

Coral snake (20-30 inches): This red, yellow and black snake is found throughout Florida. It’s often confused with the similarly marked harmless king snake — remember the rhyme, “Red touches ...

Many Florida snakes breed during the warmer months. In some species, two males will fight each other in a ritualized combat for the “right” to mate with a female.

Six venomous snake species are native to Florida. Snakes are most active during the warmer months of spring and early summer. The Eastern coral snake, identifiable by its red, yellow, and black ...

Group removes more than 6,000 pounds of pythons from Florida Everglades 00:35. A nonprofit environmental organization based in Naples, Florida, is going after large invasive snakes with full force.

One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a large, nonvenomous constrictor snake that is an invasive species ...

Non-venomous snakes in Florida. These include species like the Southern Black Racer, Banded Water Snake, Eastern Rat Snake, Corn Snake and Scarlet Kingsnake.