Florida Gardening
Beneficial: Snakes
We see quite a few snakes where I live. We have a pine snake that we call Steve that patrols our hood. He is usually elusive, so I don't have a picture of him. However, he moves between our neighborhood barns looking for rodents. He looks very well feed and we love to see him.
I seen this snake crossing the road on my way home. I've seen many snakes in our area and they keep the rodent population down. I got a couple of pictures and it was very accommodating and patient with me. Snakes can also eat some other beneficial predators, such as frogs. However, I think their benefits of keeping the most nuisance pests, such as rodents under control puts them in the beneficial category for a gardener. Of course I give them plenty of space, since they can bite and some are poisonous.
I'm not a snake expert. However, I think this is a rat snake, but I could be wrong. Can anyone identify the species of snake this belongs to?
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STOPNot an expert, but with some research I believe it is a black rat snake, though it may also be an eastern hognose as they look similar. Although black rat snakes rarely get as far south as Florida, that has the closest visual comparison. The Hognose however is known to live in Florida.
Hope this helps. Awesome photos by the way.
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