Florida snakes, along with the turtles, lizards, alligators and other reptiles are part of a complicated wildlife structure that plays a marvelous role in the maintenance of Florida's ecosystem. There are many species of Florida snakes. There are actually forty-four species living in unbelievably different habitats, ranging from salt marshes and fresh water marshes to dry uplands and coastal mangrove swamps to residential areas.
Only six Florida snakes are venomous and they happily coexist with their non-poisonous cousins. They even venture into towns and cities too. The best way to stay out of trouble with snakes is to learn their morphology and therefore be able to identify the various Florida snakes. The wisest approach to adopt in relation to all snakes is avoidance.
The Coral snakes and pit vipers are by far the most dangerous of the Florida snakes. They are identifiable by quite a range of common characteristics. Pit vipers which include the Rattlesnake, the Cottonmouth and the Copperhead all have in common: vertical eye pupils, a v-shaped head and facial pit sensors: one between the eyes and nostrils and the others along each side of the head.
The poison of this type of Florida snakes is haemotoxic, which means that their venom attacks the red blood cells, destroying the walls of the blood vessels and causing uncontrolled bleeding. Coral snakes however, use neurotoxic venom, with the toxins in the venom acting on the body's nerves causing paralysis.
Most of the snake bites reported every year in the United States are attacks by Florida snakes or by rattlesnakes to be precise. Because their venom spreads very quickly throughout the body, the victim will die within thirty minutes without the immediate administration of anti-venom.
A major exception in this class of Florida snakes is the copperhead, because its venom very rarely, if ever, requires an antidote. Their poison is the least potent and therefore they are regarded as the least dangerous of all the venomous Florida snakes.
Because of the threat they pose. poisonous snakes are the first kind to attract attention, however the most widespread of Florida snakes is the black racer, a non-toxic species that relies on very sharp fangs to capture its prey.
Despite the fact that home owners usually try to remove snakes from their gardens, specialists point out that, without them, rats and mice would soon be so numerous as to be an even greater cause for concern.
Therefore, unless there are any exceptional reasons for worry, like snakes nesting in large numbers in your garden or outhouses, there is no reason to upset the lives of these usually retiring, useful animals.
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