Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma
  • Average size:  40-54 inches; Record 66 inches.  Young are about 9
    inches at birth.
  • Range:   Throughout the panhandle and northern peninsula.  Some
    have been reported in Pasco and Pinelas Counties.
  • Diet:  They feed almost entirely on eels (Anguilla rostrata).  Juveniles
    may also eat frogs, tadpoles, and fish.
  • Status:  Uncommon to rare.  It's main habitats are clear waters of
    springs and rivers.

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