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Florida pine snake

Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus

Description:

The Florida pine snake is Non-Venomous. When disturbed, the Florida Pine Snake will inflate and rear its forebody off the ground while hissing very loudly. The Florida pine snake ranges from southern South Carolina to Alabama and to all but the southern tip of Florida. Adults can measure up to 2.2 m. (7ft.). There can be a lot of variation in the color, but is typically tan with indistinct blotches of dark tan and rusty brown that are most distinct on the tail end of the body. Scales are keeled.

Habitat:

The Florida Pine Snake requires dry sandy soils for burrowing. It is found most often in open pine-turkey oak woodlands and abandoned fields, and also in scrub, sandhills, and longleaf pine forest. This Florida pine snake resides at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Homoassa, Florida.

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mary.gallo.m

Florida, USA

Spotted on Feb 20, 2015
Submitted on Feb 28, 2015

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