Florida snakes: ID chart
55 snakes, 6 venomous (listed first). Last checked November 3, 2026.
The 6 venomous snakes come first: Eastern Copperhead, Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake, Eastern or Harlequin Coralsnake, Florida Cottonmouth, Pygmy Rattlesnake, Timber Rattlesnake or Canebrake Rattlesnake. The rest follow from A to Z, each with a photo where we have one and a short note on where it lives in Florida. The chart prints on letter or A4 paper; on screen, open any name on the Florida snakes page for photos, range and sources.
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Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Venomous
In Florida, copperheads occur only in the Panhandle, primarily in the western tip and along the Apalachicola …
Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
Venomous
Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnakes are found throughout Florida and in every county …
Eastern or Harlequin Coralsnake
Micrurus fulvius
Venomous
Harlequin Coralsnakes are found throughout Florida and in every county …
Florida Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon conanti
Venomous
Cottonmouths are found throughout Florida and in every county …
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
Venomous
Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnakes are found throughout Florida and in every county …
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Timber Rattlesnake or Canebrake Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Venomous
Timber Rattlesnakes have a limited range in Florida and are found in only 12 counties in northern Florida …
Apalachicola Kingsnake
Lampropeltis meansi
Non-venomous
Apalachicola Kingsnakes occur in the eastern and central Florida Panhandle, primarily in the eastern …
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Black Racer or North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Non-venomous
North American racers are found throughout mainland Florida in every county …
Black Swampsnake
Liodytes pygaea
Non-venomous
Black Swampsnakes are found throughout the Florida peninsula and Panhandle west to Blackwater River State …
Boa Constrictor
Boa constrictor
Non-venomous
Boa Constrictors are a non-native species from Latin America that have been established in Florida since …
Brahminy Blindsnake
Indotyphlops braminus
Non-venomous
Brahminy Blindsnakes are a non-native species from southern Asia that was first reported in Miami, Florida in …
Brown Watersnake
Nerodia taxispilota
Non-venomous
Brown Watersnakes are found throughout mainland Florida in every county …
Burmese/Indian Python
Python molurus
Non-venomous
Burmese Pythons are a non-native species from southern and southeastern Asia that have been established in …
Common Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Non-venomous
Common Gartersnakes are found throughout mainland Florida in every county, and there is one record from the …
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Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Non-venomous
In Florida, Midland Watersnakes are only found in the western Panhandle, within the Choctawhatchee, Escambia …
Corn or Red Ratsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Non-venomous
Cornsnakes are found throughout mainland Florida in every county. They also occur throughout the Florida Keys.
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Dekay’s Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Non-venomous
Dekay's Brownsnakes are found in the Panhandle west of the Aucilla River area.
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Diamond-backed Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Non-venomous
The presence of Diamond-backed Watersnakes in Florida is based solely on a single specimen collected in Santa …
Eastern Coachwhip
Masticophis (Coluber) flagellum
Non-venomous
Coachwhips are found throughout mainland Florida in every county …
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Non-venomous
Eastern Hog-nosed Snakes are found throughout mainland Florida in every county …
Eastern Indigo Snake
Drymarchon couperi
Non-venomous
Eastern Indigo Snakes are found throughout Florida …
Eastern Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
Non-venomous
Eastern Kingsnakes are found north of a line from Pinellas County to Flagler County and west into the …
Eastern Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Non-venomous
Red-bellied Mudsnakes are found throughout Florida, except the Florida Keys.
Eastern Ratsnake
Pantherophis quadrivittatus
Non-venomous
In Florida, Eastern Ratsnakes occur in the Panhandle east of the Apalachicola River and throughout the …
Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis saurita
Non-venomous
Eastern Ribbonsnakes are found throughout mainland Florida in every county …
Florida Brownsnake
Storeria victa
Non-venomous
Florida Brownsnakes are found in peninsular Florida ranging south of the Suwannee River on the Gulf side …
Florida Crowned Snake
Tantilla relicta
Non-venomous
Florida Crowned Snakes are found in several areas throughout peninsular Florida, and some populations appear …
Florida Green Watersnake
Nerodia floridana
Non-venomous
Florida Green Watersnakes are found throughout mainland Florida west to Walton County …
Florida Kingsnake
Lampropeltis floridana
Non-venomous
Florida Kingsnakes are found throughout the Florida peninsula south of a line from Taylor County to Duval …
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Glossy Swampsnake
Liodytes rigida
Non-venomous
Glossy Swampsnakes occur from Osceola County in the central peninsula northwest into the Panhandle.
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Non-venomous
In Florida, Gray Ratsnakes occur in the Panhandle west of the Apalachicola River …
Javan File Snake
Acrochordus javanicus
Non-venomous
Javan File Snakes are a non-native species from Southeast Asia that appear to have been established in …
Mississippi Green Watersnake
Nerodia cyclopion
Non-venomous
The presence of Mississippi Green Watersnakes in the state is represented by only a few records from coastal …
Northern African Python
Python sebae
Non-venomous
African Rock Pythons are a non-native species from sub-Saharan Africa that have likely been established in …
Northern Mole Kingsnake
Lampropeltis rhombomaculata
Non-venomous
Northern Mole Kingsnakes are found in the Panhandle east to Franklin and Liberty counties.
Pine Woods Littersnake
Rhadinaea flavilata
Non-venomous
Pine Woods Littersnakes are found throughout most of the Florida peninsula south to the Lake Okeechobee …
Pinesnake
Pituophis melanoleucus
Non-venomous
Eastern Pinesnakes occur throughout the state, excluding the Florida Keys, the Everglades, extreme …
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Non-venomous
Plain-bellied Watersnakes are found primarily in the Panhandle west of the Ochlockonee River …
Queensnake
Regina septemvittata
Non-venomous
Queensnakes occur in the Panhandle from the Ochlockonee River basin west.
Rainbow Snake
Farancia erytrogramma
Non-venomous
Rainbow Snakes are found throughout the Panhandle and in parts of the northern peninsula along the St. Marys …
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Non-venomous
Red-bellied Snakes are found throughout the northern peninsula south to Pasco and Orange counties, and they …
Rim Rock Crowned Snake
Tantilla oolitica
Non-venomous
Rim Rock Crowned Snakes occur only in Miami-Dade (mainland) and Monroe (Florida Keys) counties …
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Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Non-venomous
Ring-necked Snakes are found throughout mainland Florida in every county. They also occur on the Florida Keys.
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Rough Earthsnake
Haldea striatula
Non-venomous
Rough Earthsnakes occur in the western half of the Panhandle and in the northern peninsula south to Alachua …
Rough Green Snake
Opheodrys aestivus
Non-venomous
Rough Greensnakes are found throughout mainland Florida in every county …
Saltmarsh Watersnake
Nerodia clarkii
Non-venomous
In Florida, these snakes occur along most of the coastal perimeter of the state from Volusia to Martin …
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Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis elapsoides
Non-venomous
Scarlet Kingsnakes are found throughout Florida and in every county …
Scarletsnake
Cemophora coccinea
Non-venomous
Scarletsnakes are found throughout Florida and in every county except the Florida Keys.
Short-tailed Kingsnake
Lampropeltis extenuata
Non-venomous
Short-tailed Kingsnakes occur throughout much of upland northern central Florida, west of the St. Johns River.
Smooth Earthsnake
Virginia valeriae
Non-venomous
Smooth Earthsnakes occur throughout the Panhandle and east to Alachua County …
South Florida Mole Kingsnake
Lampropeltis occipitolineata
Non-venomous
South Florida Mole Kingsnakes are known to occur only in the peninsula from Brevard County south to Lake …
Southeastern Crowned Snake
Tantilla coronata
Non-venomous
Southeastern Crowned Snakes are found in the Panhandle east to Leon County.
Southern Hog-nosed Snake
Heterodon simus
Non-venomous
Southern Hog-nosed Snakes are found throughout the Panhandle and in parts of the northern and central …
Southern or Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Non-venomous
Southern Watersnakes are found throughout mainland Florida in every county …
Striped Swampsnake
Liodytes alleni
Non-venomous
Striped Swampsnakes occur throughout the Florida peninsula and into the extreme eastern Panhandle …
A picture cannot confirm what an animal is or that it is safe. Never handle a wild animal. Sources: Checklist of Florida's Amphibians and Reptiles (Revised 2023) (FWC); Florida Snake ID Guide species account: Brahminy Blindsnake (Florida Museum of Natural History); Florida Snake ID Guide species account: Boa Constrictor (Florida Museum of Natural History); Florida Snake ID Guide species account: Burmese Python (Florida Museum of Natural History); Florida Snake ID Guide species account: African Rock Python (Florida Museum of Natural History); Florida Snake ID Guide species account: scarletsnake (Florida Museum of Natural History); and others listed on the web page. stateswildlife.com/florida/snakes/