Everglades Racer

Habitat:

Occupy a wide variety of habitats, such as pine flatwoods, hardwood hammocks, prairies, sandhills, scrub, cypress strands, melaleuca forests, and limestone outcroppings. Adults and juveniles of this species are often found in suburban neighborhoods where development encroaches into favorable habitats.

Notes:

Talk about a "snake in the grass". I heard a rustle in the tall grasses at a neighborhood park while looking for insects to photograph. This cutie was trying to climb to the top of the grass (which kept giving way). Maybe it was trying to bask in the sun or get a good lookout point. This is a stand of what I believe to be Napiergrass (Pennisetum purpureum) well over 6 feet tall.