O-Ri - species not described on other pages at Florida Snakes
Pine Snakes
The Pine Snake can be found in pine forests. They prefer sandy soils where their tan color gives them good camouflage. Adults can reach a size of almost 70 inches (1.7 m).
They can be found all over Florida in few numbers, except in the Southern most part of Florida. The number of Pine Snakes is unfortunately decreasing.
They feed on rats, mice, squirrels rabbits and birds and eggs. They are not venomous but strong enough to constrict their prey.
If they are threatened they will make a distinctive hissing. You can’t miss it if the Pine Snake feel you are coming to close
Pine Woods Snake
Coming soon.
Plainbelly Watersnake
The Plainbelly Watersnake is a quite common snake in aquatic habitats such as rivers and lakes and swamps but is only found in Northern Florida. It can reach a length of more than 50 inches and females are usually longer than males. They feed on fish, tadpoles and salamanders found in their natural habitat. They give live birth to anything from 5 to 50 juveniles that are born from August to September. There are two sub-species of this snake found in Florida; the redbelly and the yellow belly Plainbelly Watersnake.
Queen Snake
coming soon.
Rainbow Snake – a.k.a. South Florida Rainbow Snake
Rainbow snakes are uncommon to most people in Florida since they are shy animals preferring to stay far away from humans.
It has a lot of red and yellow stripes in it which has given it its name.
It is almost always found in aquatic habitats and it is one of the largest species of snakes found in Florida.
They can reach a length of more than 4 feet (1.3 m). They feed on eels and fish they capture and are not venomous.
Rat Snakes
There are three types of Rat Snakes in Florida. The gray, the yellow and the everglades Rat Snake. They are very common of Florida and does a good job keeping populations of rodents low. They are quite large animals. Lengths of more then 4 feet (1.4 m) is not uncommon
They are most often encountered in swampy areas or humid forest areas. They also like to feed on bird and eggs and people with chicken might even had the rat snake stealing / eating eggs.
They are not venomous but kills by constriction.
Scarlet Snake
They are not very commonly encountered in the wild. They typically reach a size between 12 and 23 inches (30-65 cm).
They kill their prey by constriction and are not venomous. Because they are very shy it’s just as common seeing a dead species as a living one.
The most likely place to encounter a living Scarlet Snakes is in a sandy place. Dead Scarlet Snakes in suburban areas are typically found in swimming pools.
Racer
It is possible to find three types of Black Racers (BR) in Florida. First there's the Southern Black Racer and then there's the Everglades Racer and the Brownchin Racer. Both are constricters and hence non venomous. Racers are fast and slender. The Southern BR is shiny black while the Everglade BR is gray. Both have white bellies. Southern BR are found throughout the state while the Everglades BR is only found South of Lake Okeechobee.
Redbelly Snake
It’s possible to find two sub-species of the Redbelly Snake in Florida. The largest is the Northern Redbelly Snake and the smallest the Florida Redbelly Snake. The length of the Northern Redbelly snake is from 8 to 16 inches while Florida Redbellys is a bit smaller.
Adult Florida Redbelly Snakes are thin with a head darker than the rest of their body. This is not the case for the Northern Redbelly Snake. It does not have a dark head.
Both snakes are uncommon, but the Florida Redbelly is sometimes seen in pinelands, marshes or bogs while the Northern redbelly prefers mountain areas or slopes. Both feed on small animals like snails and earthworms and both are live bearing.
Ribbon Snake
coming soon.
Rim Rock Crowned Snake
Adult Rim Rock Crowned Snakes (RRCS) has a black head and chin while the rest of the body has an off-white almost pinkish color. The body of younger individuals is almost red. This species is not found anywhere else than Florida. And in Florida it’s very rare. It can be found in the Monroe and Dade counties only. Some species has been found elsewhere in Florida, but there may not be a thriving population of RRCSs there. It feed on invertebrates such as insects, snails, worms and spiders.
Ringneck Snake
Coming soon.