What snakes are indiginous to Florida?

Question

And what is the best way to kill it?

Answer 1

Why would you want to kill it? That is heartless. What did that snake ever do to you?

Answer 2

boil it in water and feed it to the birds or.... dogs

Answer 3

There's about 60 different species of snakes in Florida depending on what field guide you pick up. Our venomous snakes are as follows: In extreme northern Florida there are a few copperheads and timber rattlers... through the rest of the state, there are coral snakes, eastern diamondback rattlers, water moccasins (cottonmouths) and pigmy rattlesnakes.

All 60 of our snake species will happily leave you alone as long as they aren't cornered or threatened. Also, keep in mind that most venomous snake bites happen to males aged 18 to 32 with the involvement of 6 packs of beer or bottles of liquor. A good deal of bites that do not fit this description are attributed to people trying to kill a snake that was trying to get away.

I suggest bookmarking a page like this: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/FL-...

or even investing in a decent field guide and familiarizing yourself with your natural chemical free pest control and getting a positive I.D. on it. Then contact your county's animal control office and ask them to come remove it. Or if there's a pet store around you that carries snakes you could ask them if they know someone who can come out and remove them. This can keep you out of some big trouble. There's a program that's been going on for a long time here tracking Indigo Snakes... these are a federally endangered species... radio transmitters have been placed in I don't know how many indigos nowdays, and the snakes are released back to where they came from. This is in effort to try to determine the habitat needs and territory range of these snakes. Killing an Indigo can result in major fines and even jail time, and I know of several instances in my county where radio tagged indigos were found chopped up in someone's garbage can or buried in their yard, resulting in legal action.

Take some time to learn about our native wildlife, and perhaps you might come to respect it a bit. Snakes aren't out to get anyone but vermin...