The University of Florida is widely known for its annual ... While the chief culprits – the pygmy rattlesnake and the cottonmouth moccasin – were not so surprising, Beatty was surprised ...

According to McCormick, only six venomous snakes are native to Florida, but the three most seen are the water moccasin (cottonmouth), the pygmy rattlesnake and the eastern diamondback. In 2024 ...