Charles Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Stumbled across this yellow rat snake yesterday. After this experience, I am wondering how many times I have been in a crawlspace or waded through dense foundation plantings where snakes are living and haven't been bitten by a venomous snake. I would guess that most snakes are more skittish than we are. Luckily most snakes in Florida are nonvenomous with the exception of the Cottonmouth, Eastern Diamondback Rattler, Copperhead, and Coral Snake. Charles Click to Enlarge 59.15 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Do you get any water moccasins there? Click to Enlarge 11.01 KB Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted April 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Sure do. We often call them cottonmouths (pit vipers) or water moccasins. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Y'all got giant Boa Constrictors too, from what I've seen on TV. I wonder how the name 'water moccasin' came about? I can see making a belt or a hatband out of one. A dead one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Florida also has a breed in the wild of boa constrictors and anacondas mixed. Bad ass snakes living in the wild. They are breeding so well they are endangering the local wildlife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 The title had me questioning whether I wanted to look....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkenney Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 The title had me questioning whether I wanted to look....... Glad to see I'm not the only one to think like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Not much of snake expert here. Who can I identify this little fellow from a recent inspection? Click to Enlarge 67.42 KB Click to Enlarge 64.51 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Yeah, Black rat snake. Non-venemous. Very good at rodent control. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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