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.

Q. How would you characterize Florida’s native snake population? A. Florida is home to about 50 species of native snakes, and there are an additional five species of established, introduced species.

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 ...

Florida is home to over 40 snake species, with only six venomous. Snakes are most active during spring and early summer. The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake species in ...

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 ...

What’s startling is those 1,400 snakes didn’t come from a statewide culling. They came from a 200-square-mile area in southwestern Florida, the Conservancy reports.