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

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 ...

On May 15, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the South Florida Water Management District ... in the Everglades, where the snake represents a threat to the ecosystem.

Snake hunter shares video of battle scars Python ... the protection and stewardship of the Everglades,” said South Florida Water Management District Governing Board Member “Alligator Ron ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...