Snakes
1. racer
2. ringneck snake
3. cornsnake
4. Brahminy blind snake
5. Florida green watersnake
6. Florida watersnake
7. pine snake
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| Racer (Coluber
coluber), Fairchild Gardens, 2008. This snake is
the most common snake seen in Miami because it is diurnal and common
within the city. It hunts by actively forging, which means it
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| ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus punctatus),
Bill Baggs Park, Key Biscayne, Miami, FL, USA. This little snake is one
of the most common snakes that I have seen in the Miami area.
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this day I saw two ringnecks and one racer (the most common snake that
I have seen). As shown on the bottom photo, the line of
dots in
the middle of the belly scales differentiates the southern (punctatus) from
other subspecies. This individual was about 17-18cm long. |
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corn snake (Elaphe
guttata) , Everglades National Park, Florida. I saw this
one on the road at night. He was small at barely 2 feet long long. He
was a only slightly defensive as corn snakes usually are when first
caught.
The usual identification marks to identify corn snakes is the
spear-shaped pattern between the eyes on the head. The other mark is
the postocular orange stripe laced with black. This stripe does not
extend in front of the eye.
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Brahminy blind snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus),
Brickell, FL, USA.
This snake is an exotic that hitches rides between geographic locations
in the potting soil of nursery plants. It is only 10 cm long, so even
small plants can serves as a dispersal agent. The all-female species
reproduces parthenogenetically, which means that the females do not
require a male to produce viable eggs. The eggs only receive genetic
material from the mother.
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black
racer (Coluber
constrictor), South Miami, FL, USA. The most
common snake in
south Florida, inhabiting neighborhoods with no apparent
problem. Its
diurnal and highly active behavior makes it the most seen snakes
species as
well.
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| Racer (Coluber coluber), Fairchild Gardens, 2008. They
can be rather agressive i corners. If coaght, it will bite
repeatedly.f |
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Florida watersnake (Nerodia faciata pictiventris),
Everglades, FL, USA, 2007. In one night I saw 9 live snakes
and 13 dead. The most species seen was the Florida watersnake
(5 live and 10).
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This is my first pine snake (Pituophis
melanoleucus mugitus), Everglades National Park, Florida.
It was only approx. 40cm long. I have caught
numerous gopher snakes in the West, but I have never caught any of its
eastern cousins.
A hour of driving the road from the Homestead entrance to
Flamingo produced 7 snakes.
1 pine snake (Pituophis
melanoleucus mugitus)
1 corn snake (Elaphe
guttata)
1 green water snake
(Nerodia floridana)
3 Eastern gartersnakes (Thamnophis
sirtalis sirtalis)
1 Florida water snake (Nerodia
fasciata pictiventris)
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Florida green water snake (Nerodia floridana),
Everglades National Park, Florida. This small water snake
was showed its true colors once caught. It bit and secreted musk
immediately.
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