While at Chinsegut WEA with a friend… we ventured out to take some photos of some bullfrogs and came across this Florida Banded Water Snake.
Florida Banded Water Snake | Photo by Alice Mary Herden | October 14
The Florida Banded Water Snake is a non-venomous snake and solely relies on freshwater habitats and with all the rain last month this snake has a plentiful food source of bullfrogs.
Bullfrog | Photo by Alice Mary Herden | October 14
Just because this snake is harmless, it still can bite…. so snap your photos from a distance and let it be.
Links:
http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/water_moccasin_watersnake_comparison.shtml
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/identification/snake-id-q27-southern-water/
Categories: Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area, Reptiles, Snakes
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