Florida Backyard Snakes
A Website Dedicated to the Identification of Florida Snakes
A Website Dedicated to the Identification of Florida Snakes
Florida Green Watersnake
Nerodia floridana
Average size: 30-55 inches; Record 74 inches. Young are 8-10
inches at birth.
Range: Most of the Florida peninsula excluding the central to upper northeast part of the peninsula. Also found in the eastern half of the panhandle.
Diet: Mainlyfish and frogs.
Status: Common
Can be found in swamps and marshes, mainly quite bodies of water.