Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus
  • Average size:  48-66 inches; Record 90 inches.  Young are 19-20 inches
    at birth.
  • Range:  From around Lake Okeechobee north throughout rest of state.
  • Diet:  Pocket gophers, small mammals and birds.
  • Status:  Special Concern.  Rare.  Population is decreasing mainly from
    habitat reduction.  Seldom seen spending up to 85% of its life in gopher
    burrows.
  • Hisses loudly.  When first encountered will hold its own by striking
    vigorously.  A large, powerful constrictor.  This is my favorite Florida
    snake.


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Florida Backyard Snakes
This one is probably
less than a year old.