Everglades rat snake Everglades rat snake | image by Ltshears via Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 However, when the prey is small, these snakes will simply swallow the animal alive.Ĥ. When they eat larger prey, they are killed through constriction. They eat a number of different rodents, lizards, birds, frogs and eggs. They can often be found in cypress strands, pine forests, marshes, swamps and fields of crops.
Their bellies are a softer tan-gray with darker blotches. They are pale gray in color and have blotches of darker gray on their backs. This variety grows to be about 42″ to 72″ long, though the largest of them was found to be 84″. They are not aggressive animals and try to avoid both people and pets. They may bite in self-defense if cornered, but they are generally not harmful to humans or to pets. The gray rat snake is found in the panhandle of Florida. Gray rat snake source: Alabama Extension via Flickr This species tends to be solitary until it’s time to mate.ģ. If there are dry leaves around, this allows the sound to be mistaken for the rattle of a rattlesnake. When this snake is disturbed, it will rapidly shake its tail. They are relatively slow snakes that can easily be caught and kept as a pet for their beautiful coloring. They tend to freeze when they see danger, and this leads to many of them being killed on the road. The yellow variety can interbreed with the black variety, and this leads to offspring that are green. They can often be found in live oaks and magnolia trees. They are semi-arboreal and can live much of their time in trees. The babies are gray with darker blotches. This variety has a medium-yellow color that can also be orange-yellow and may have very light stripes. The yellow rat snake lives on the peninsula of Florida. Scientific name: Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata Yellow rat snake Yellow rat snake | image by Jean-Lou Justine via Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 The rainy climate of Florida can also harm them by filling their habitat with water and making it harder to find prey.Ģ. They are often harvested from the wild and get hit by cars. Their numbers have been threatened recently, but not from habitat loss. They can often be found in rocky areas, in the mangrove forests and a number of other habitats, but are often found in urban areas as well. Corn snakes have no fangs or venom and have to kill their prey with constriction. They certainly eat rats, but they can also eat mice, birds, lizards and eggs. It lays anywhere from three to 40 eggs in the summer. This snake breeds from April through June. It often has blotches of red on its back, dark marks on the belly and the top of the head has a V. This variety of rat snake comes in various colors, but the average is a yellow-tan color to orange. The ones that grow in the Keys tend to be smaller than average. The average snake can grow up to 30″ to 48″ long, but there are some that reach 72″. The corn snake, sometimes referred to as the red rat snake, is found all over Florida from the panhandle down to the tip of the peninsula. The 5 kinds of rat snakes found in Florida are corn snakes, yellow rat snakes, gray rat snakes, Everglades rat snake, and eastern rat snakes. All rat snakes can swim, and all have round pupils. These snakes are not a danger to people, and they are commonly owned as pets and raised in captivity. However, they can also eat a number of other small animals that are found in abundance in the wild. Rat snakes are non-venomous snakes that feed mostly on rats, hence the name. In this article we’re going to learn more about Florida’s rat snake species. Some rat snakes are in one specific part of the state, and others have a habitat that includes the entire state.
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Rat snakes in Florida have a lush place to live that’s full of wildlife to eat. There are many types of rat snakes in the United States, and some of those are found in the wild in Florida.
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