Gary Helm
Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake (Buzzworms’ and Groundrattlers)
The Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake is the most common venomous snake in Florida, and is responsible for more human snakebite than any other snake. It is found throughout the state.
Also known as the ground rattler, the snake is grey in color with black blotches all over its body, including the underside. There is a series of nearly circular black markings on the middle of the back, with a dotted brick-red to orange line running right down the center of the back, between each black blotch.
These snakes only attain a length of 2½ feet, but average around a foot in length. Their small size & moderately mild venom keeps them from being a serious threat to human life, but the bite is still extremely painful.
I found this rather large specimen at least two and one half feet long crossing the road, at Three Lakes WMA in Osceola County, Florida.
Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake (Buzzworms’ and Groundrattlers)
The Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake is the most common venomous snake in Florida, and is responsible for more human snakebite than any other snake. It is found throughout the state.
Also known as the ground rattler, the snake is grey in color with black blotches all over its body, including the underside. There is a series of nearly circular black markings on the middle of the back, with a dotted brick-red to orange line running right down the center of the back, between each black blotch.
These snakes only attain a length of 2½ feet, but average around a foot in length. Their small size & moderately mild venom keeps them from being a serious threat to human life, but the bite is still extremely painful.
I found this rather large specimen at least two and one half feet long crossing the road, at Three Lakes WMA in Osceola County, Florida.