Florida Backyard Snakes
A Website Dedicated to the Identification of Florida Snakes
A Website Dedicated to the Identification of Florida Snakes
Rainbow Snake
Farancia erytrogramma
Average size: 40-54 inches; Record 66inches. Young are about 9 inches at birth.
Range: Throughout the panhandle and northern peninsula. Somehave been reported in Pasco and PinelasCounties.
Diet: They feed almost entirely one els( Anguilla rostrata). Juveniles may also eat frogs, tadpoles, and fish.
Status: Uncommon to rare. Its main habitats are clear waters of springs and rivers.
