Preventing Unwanted Encounters with Snakes
“Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes”? This famous line from Indiana Jones sums up how a lot of us feel about serpents, but Floridians need not live in fear of our native snakes. Our state is… Read More
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Brahminy Blind Snake
Perhaps while working in your yard you have come across an animal that looked very much like an earthworm… but not quite… have you considered it might be a snake? Next time, take another look. If it is… Read More
UF/IFAS scientist discovers parasite introduced by invasive pythons is threatening Florida’s native snakes
DAVIE, FL. – In Florida, native snakes play an important role in the environment that we live and enjoy. Now that role is being threatened by invasive Burmese pythons introducing a non-native lung parasite to nearly half of… Read More
Snakes In Your Backyard
Now is a good time for a reminder to all of us about knowing safe snakes from dangerous ones. No matter how well groomed we keep our lawns, from time to time we all see snakes in our… Read More
Snakes of Florida
There are 45 native snakes species found in Florida and of those only 6 are venomous! Do you know how to identify those 6 venomous snakes? There are a few things about venomous snakes that make them stand… Read More
Local Wildlife – Lesson 5
The subject for today’s wildlife lesson is one that, actually, hope you do not find – but you might. The reason for selecting this one today is because I have been getting a lot of emails about them… Read More
Snakes – CANCELLED!
ALL LANDSCAPE MATTERS AND PLANT CLINICS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED THROUGH APRIL 30. Landscape Matters Thursday, April 16, 10 a.m. Yulee County Building 86026 Pages Dairy Road. (Take US 17 North, pass over the railroad tracks, turn left on… Read More
Snakes on Our Barrier Islands
Over the last two years I have been surveying snakes in a local community on Perdido Key. The residents were concerned about the number of cottonmouths they were seeing and wanted some advice on how to handle the… Read More
Venomous and Beneficial Snakes Infographics
UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County first came to ICS requesting an infographic to illustrate how to identify a venomous snake and common types that dwell in Southwest Florida. This infographic would be used by the public as a tool… Read More
Commonly Confused Snakes in Central Florida
There are 46 species of snakes in Florida and only 6 of them are venomous. These creatures play an important role in our Florida ecosystems. One described even eats venomous snakes and is a federally protected threatened species. Read… Read More