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Unidentified Snake + Anole - Florida (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Captain_of_Crunch
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Mike Richardson
Formerly known as Skink1978
Yes, the lizard is Brown Anole. The snake is one of the water snakes, most probably Florida Water Snake but I'll need to take a proper look on a decent sized screen (using phone at moment).
Mike Richardson
Formerly known as Skink1978
I've had a better look and I would say your snake is Nerodia fasciata pictiventris - Florida Water Snake.
ptickner
Well-known member
As a side note to the Brown Anole, they are not native to Florida. I grew up on the east coast of FL in the 70s and never saw one of these until late 70s or early 80s. All we had was the Carolina Anole (aka Green Anole). By the time I went off to school in the late 80s, the Carolina Anoles were hard to find and the Brown Anoles were everywhere. We called them Cuban Anoles at the time, most likely because they are native to Cuba and the Bahamas.
Captain_of_Crunch
YVdpep_re64
Thank you both for your replies. Unfortunately it was the only snake I managed to see in a couple of days in Florida, though saw a good few Brown Anoles (especially at Matheson Hammock in south Miami).
