According to McCormick, only six venomous snakes are native to Florida, but the three most seen are the water moccasin (cottonmouth), the pygmy rattlesnake and the eastern diamondback. In 2024 ...

David Humplett, a 25-year-old wildlife influencer, was bitten by a diamondback rattlesnake in Florida. Despite the ... injections and understood the snake acted in self-defense.

Dancing with a Burmese python is how the Python Huntress Amy Siewe described a recent encounter she had with the invasive snake that resides ... havoc with the South Florida ecosystem.

The South Florida rainbow snake resembles less a rainbow than a rainbow's shadow: With its iridescent, blue-black back, yellow and red patches and three red stripes, the snake is colorful and ...

In the protection decision, the Service projected that virtually no habitat for either species is forecasted to remain in the lower Florida Keys by 2080. Named after the Miami Rim Rock geological ...