List of snakes of Florida facts for kids

Florida cottonmouth.

This list of snakes of Florida includes all snakes in the U.S. state of Florida.

Non-venomous

An American alligator and a Burmese python in Everglades National Park.

Black Racers (Coluber)

• Southern Black Racer

Coachwhips (Masticophis)

• Eastern Coachwhip

Red Belly Snakes (Storeria)

• Florida Brown Snake
• Florida redbelly snake

Crayfish Snakes (Liodytes)

• Glossy Crayfish Snake
• Striped Crayfish Snake

Crowned Snakes (Tantilla)

• Southeastern Crown Snake

Garter Snakes (Thamnophis)

• Eastern Garter Snake
• Southern Ribbon Snake
• Bluestripe Garter Snake

Green Snakes (Opheodrys)

• Rough Green Snake

Hognose Snakes (Heterodon)

• Eastern Hognose Snake
• Southern Hognose Snake

Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon)

• Eastern Indigo Snake

Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis)

• Florida Kingsnake
• Mole Kingsnake
• Scarlet Kingsnake
• Short-tailed Snake

Rainbow Snakes (Farancia)

• Eastern Mud Snake
• Rainbow Snake

Pine Snakes (Pituophis)

• Black Pine Snake
• Florida Pine Snake

Pine Woods Snake (Rhadinea)

• Pine Woods Snake

Rat Snakes (Pantherophis)

• Gray Rat Snake
• Red Rat Snake (Corn Snake)
• Eastern Rat Snake (Yellow Rat Snake)

Ring-necked Snakes (Diadophis)

• Southern Ring-necked Snake

Scarlet Snakes (Cemophora)

• Scarlet Snake

Water Snakes (Nerodia)

• Brown Watersnake
• Florida Banded Watersnake
• Red-Bellied Watersnake

Venomous

Pit Vipers (Crotalinae)

• Florida Cottonmouth
• Southern Copperhead
• Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
• Timber Rattlesnake (Canebrake Rattlesnake)
• Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake

Elapid (Elapidae)

• Eastern Coral Snake