Crotalus horridus atricaudatus
  • Average size:  36-60 inches; Record 74.5 inches.  Young are 11-16
    inches at birth.
  • Range:  Found in only 8 or 9 counties in north Florida.  From Alachua
    and Dixie County west to Hamilton County and Suwannee County.
  • Diet:  Mainly rodents and birds.
  • Status:  Still common in some parts.  Numbers have been declining
    mainly because of habitat reduction and senseless killing.  
  • This rattlesnake should be given a healthy respect and left alone.  The
    color pattern makes this snake very hard to see.


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I found this one crawling
across my driveway at my
home in New River,
Bradford County August
of 2006.  Check out this
video.
Canebrake Rattlesnake
Florida Backyard Snakes