Identifying Florida’s native snakes: How to tell the difference between a water moccasin and a harmless water snake The worst part about sharing space with these venomous snakes, is that they ...

The FWC announced the dates for the annual snake hunt, the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. What to know on dates, prize money.

Florida contains six venomous snake species, and these incidents are ... pygmy rattlesnakes and cottonmouths (water moccasins). Together, these two snakes accounted for over half of all identified ...

One of the most recognizable of those species is the cottonmouth or water moccasin. The snake is common in every county and on many coastal islands in the state, according to the Florida Fish and ...

There are a few ways you can tell a nonvenomous water snake from a venomous cottonmouth, according to the University of Florida. Water snakes are skinnier and lighter than cottonmouths.

Snake hunter shares video of battle scars Python ... more than 14,000 pythons have been successfully removed by FWC and South Florida Water Management District contractors since 2017.

Of the 44 species of snake that are native to Florida, six are venomous. Here's a guide to identifying them and the harmless snakes they resemble.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the South Florida Water Management District ... established in the Everglades, where the snake represents a threat to the ecosystem.